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"We are horrified that Hague Mayor authorized a rally under theTawheed banner of ISIS terrorism"
In a letter to the Dutch Prime Minister, Mark Rutte, the SimonWiesenthal Centre Director for International Relations, Dr. ShimonSamuels,expressed shock on viewing the film clip of a 4 July 2014demonstration in The Hague, "of a group presenting themselves as'ISIS' - Islamic State of Iraq and Sham (the Levant), callingpublicly for themurder of Jews.See: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXbZTzLgq2s#t=34
The clip was filmed and distributed by the omroepwest.nl website.Samuels noted, "ISIS is the Sunni Jihadist faction that split fromAl-Qaeda,claiming it as too moderate. Currently it is ravaging Syriaand Iraq, territories it has announced as the launch of theCaliphate,a regime to be based on the most extreme interpretation of Sharia." The letter stressed, "The screams, in the clip of 'Khaybar,Khaybar, Jews, Jews, Muhammed’s army is coming for you!'recall theProphet’s supposed massacre of the Jews who rejected his call toIslam; often linked to the battle cry, 'Din Muhammed b’il Seif' ('TheReligionof Muhammed is the Sword'). The letter also pointed out, "Both perpetrators of the ToulouseJewish school and the Brussels Jewish Museum murders,Mohammed Mehraand Mehdi Nemmouche were driven by just such brainwashing as Jihadiinterns in Syria". Samuels emphasized, "The ISIS rally in The Hague, the Netherlandscapital and seat of government, openly promises deathto the Jews ofHolland and beyond – a genocidal intent to be taken very seriously."
The Centre told the Prime Minister, "It is horrified at theauthorization granted to this rally by Hague Mayor Jozias van Aartsen.
The demonstrators were not, as claimed, human rights activists onbehalf of Dutch detained Jihad recruiter, Oussama Abu Yazeed. Theywere filmedwaving the Tawheed banner of ISIS and should have beensubject to immediate arrest for incitement to violence." Samuelsurgedthe Netherlands authorities to, "Spare no effort to close down all ISISfront related activities, both open and covert, in public and incyberspace."
The letter argued, "Dutch World War II resistance saved only afraction of Netherland’s Jewry and the Nazi occupation ultimatelyaffected theentire population," adding, "Jihadi terrorism may firsttarget the Jews, but Western democracy is its designatedstrategicvictim. Its voracious appetite is not limited to the Middle East.The Caliphate dream stretches into Europe. An ISIS spokesman, onlylast weekclaimed Spain ('Al Andalus') and The Hague rally now pointsto the Netherlands – a once Spanish colony."
"Unless Jihadism in your country is totally quashed, Dutch returneesfrom their Syrian baptism of fire and Jihadist websites at home willmenaceJewish, Muslim and all other citizens of the Netherlands,"concluded Samuels.
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