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| Dutch divided over Islamists traveling to Syria |
| 2013-05-30 |
| A survey of Dutch attitudes towards Islamists who travel from the Netherlands to Syria to fight the Assad regime shows that 75 per cent of Muslims regard them as heroes – while almost half the non-Muslim population believe they should be stripped of their citizenship. The survey shows that while there is widespread agreement in both communities – 87 per cent of Muslims and 66 per cent of non-Muslims – that Assad should be removed, on virtually every other question there are significant differences. For instance, on the question of arming Syrian rebels, 49 per cent of Muslims were in favor, while just 6 per cent of the While 75 per cent of Muslims believed those who went to fight in Syria were “heroes”, 70 per cent of the native Dutch disagreed. On the other hand, while 43 per cent of non-Muslims thought that jihadis who traveled to fight in Syria should be stripped of their Dutch citizenship, 90 per cent of Muslims disagreed. The Counter-terrorism Coordinator in The Hague recently confirmed that about 100 Dutch-born jihadis, including at least two young women, have so far joined armed opposition, making the Netherlands the largest European recruiting ground for anti-Assad militants. Three are believed to be dead. |
| Posted by:ryuge |
| #4 It doesn't sound like the Dutch are divided at all. It sounds like they disagree with the aliens they let set up camps in their cities. |
| Posted by: Rob Crawford 2013-05-30 10:32 |
| #3 >Assad should be removed And replaced with unicorns... Arabs culture isn't advanced enough to handle democracy. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2013-05-30 06:03 |
| #2 Thanks for your updates Bill. Be careful. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2013-05-30 05:09 |
| #1 Well, I'm all for Islamists GOING to Syria to fight, I am completely opposed however to their return if they survive the bad tactics, poor leadership, and political sniveling and ceremonial games that seem to characterize the rebels these days. Popcorn anyone? The salt is over there. |
| Posted by: Bill Clinton 2013-05-30 03:51 |