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| MPs, Moroccans criticise Bolkestein's Jewish emigration comments | |
| 2010-12-07 | |
| A number of MPs have criticised former VVD leader Frits Bolkestein for suggesting orthodox Jews should leave the Netherlands because of rising anti-semitism. Geert Wilders used the microblogging service Twitter to say it is not Jews who should emigrate but 'the Moroccans who are anti-semitic'. And GroenLinks leader Femke Halsema said: 'people who are being threatened deserve protection in their own country'. The Christian Democrats have called for a summit about combating anti-semitism involving both Muslim and Jewish organisations. And the Dutch Moroccan information centre CIDM said Bolkestein's comments were scare-mongering. 'This is nothing other than the lastet generalisated insult targeting Dutch Moroccans,' a spokesman told the Telegraaf.
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