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Simon Weisenthal Center Appeals to Dutch PM Over Anti-Semitism
The Simon Wiesenthal Center sent a strongly-worded letter to Dutch Deputy Prime Minister Lodewijk Frans Asscher Tuesday addressing a major degradation of the attitude in the Netherlands toward Jews and the State of Israel.
The specific issue the letter addresses is a statistic from the University of Bielefeld showing that 39% of Dutch citizens believe Israel is conducting a “war of extermination” against the Palestinian Arabs.
Asscher reportedly addressed the issue in the Dutch Parliament, saying the statistic was “worrisome” and “unacceptable.” However, the Simon Wiesenthal Center calls out the Dutch official on not acting to prevent the phenomenon from spreading further.
“An important first step should be a government-ordered study to trace how such an utterly false and insidious image of Israel was created,” Rabbi Abraham Cooper, Associate Dean of the Center, suggests. “The Simon Wiesenthal Center will gladly help you in defining the parameters for such a study.” More here.
This is the letter the INN article mentioned: