Dutch security units dismayed by Israeli influence on national politics

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Security units in the Netherlands have expressed discomfort over Israel’s attempts to influence and meddle in the country’s political affairs, Anadolu reports according to local media.

Israel’s Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism Ministry sent a “special report” to Dutch members of parliament ahead of a session that discussed violent incidents initiated by Amsterdam-based Maccabi supporters, according to a report published on Friday by the prominent Dutch newspaper De Volkskrant.

The Israeli report claimed that linked Dutch organisations were involved in these incidents and were pro-Hamas. Dutch Justice and Security Minister David van Weel confirmed the existence of the Israeli report, De Volkskrant reported.

High-ranking sources within Dutch ministerial security units reportedly described Israel’s intervention in Dutch politics as “undesirable,” the newspaper reported.

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