AMSTERDAM - Tackling Islamic extremism âwhere it turns upâ must be a key plank of The Netherlandsâ fight against terrorism, Dutch Justice Minister Pier Hein Donner told an anti-terrorism conference here on Wednesday, one year after the murder of filmmaker Theo van Gogh. âRadicalisation must be confronted where it turns up,â Donner said. âAll the legal measures, regulations and checks that we are introducing can fight terrorism, but they will never be enough to eradicate radicalism and its violent expression.ââWe have to recognise that radicalisation is our problemâ and that it is taking root among Dutch citizens, the minister added.
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The summit, organised by the Dutch anti-terrorism agency and held almost a year after Van Goghâs murder, was entitled âOne Year After: Societyâs Response to Radicalisationâ and gathered experts on immigration, Islam and terrorism as well as government officials.