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U.S. Edition EditionsAustralia EditionChina EditionIndia EditionSingapore EditionUnited KingdomUnited States Apr 11, 4:16 AM EDT Subscribe BusinessTechnologyWorldNationalMedia & CultureMillennial MoneyOpinionSportsLuxury World By Chandan Prasad On 01/12/18 AT 3:02 AM If the new U.S. Ambassador to the Netherlands Pete Hoekstra was looking to make a fresh start to his stint in the Hague despite his remarks in 2015 about how many areas in the country had been rendered “no-go” zones in the country due to “Islamic violence,” the Dutch press was having none of it.The controversial remarks about Muslim violence came back to haunt him at his first press conference Wednesday at his new residence in the Hague, where reporters hammered him into an awkward corner.The reporters asked him if he still stood behind what he had said while speaking on a panel at a conference at the David Horowitz Freedom Center, a far-right think tank, in 2015.“The … [Read more...] about Watch: Pete Hoekstra, Ambassador To The Netherlands, Dumbfounded By Dutch Journalists’ Questions

A newly launched exhibition in Rotterdam showcases how Steve Bannon’s artistic work in film and culture “first foreshadowed, then shaped, the core narratives of Trumpism.” Stephen K. Bannon, the former executive chairman of Breitbart News who led Donald Trump’s election campaign to victory before becoming the president’s chief strategist, has caught the attention of the art world as “one of this young century’s more significant propaganda artists.”Designed by Jonas Staal and curated by Marina Otero Verzier, the exhibit, titled “Steve Bannon: a Propaganda Retrospective,” opened in Rotterdam on Friday at the Het Nieuwe Instituut and will run through next September 23. “I don’t want to give him too much credit, because the idea that he’s a successful propagandist is, of course, all part of his propaganda,” said Jonas Staal, a Dutch artist and propaganda researcher who headed up the project. “But … [Read more...] about Netherlands Exhibition: How Steve Bannon Shaped ‘Core Narratives’ of Trumpism

Ruby Mellen, The Washington Post Published 9:30 am, Wednesday, June 27, 2018 For more than a decade, Geert Wilders, the anti-Islamic Dutch politician who ran for prime minister last year, has been pushing for a burqa ban in the Netherlands. It's part of his larger mission to "deislamize" the country. Wilders lost his 2017 political bid by a significant margin. But on Tuesday, he and his Party for Freedom scored a legislative victory when the Dutch Senate passed a "partial ban" on face veils in the country. Under the new law, anyone who wears face-covering clothing in schools, hospitals, government buildings and on public transportation will be subject to a fine of about $460. Some supporters of the measure say that the new law is necessary to facilitate communication and that it also applies to motorcycle helmets and ski masks. Others see it as part of a broader campaign. "This is the first step, and the next step is to close all the mosques in the Netherlands," said … [Read more...] about Lawmakers in the Netherlands pass a burqa ban

The Netherlands announced on Friday that it expelled two Iranian embassy officials, but did not provide any clarifying information regarding why. “We can confirm that the Netherlands has expelled two persons accredited to the Iranian embassy,” a spokesperson for Dutch intelligence service AIVD said, according to Reuters. “We will not provide any further information.”An unnamed senior Iranian official responded to news of the ouster by blaming the United States for imposing sanctions on Iran and subsequently withdrawing America from the nuclear accord in May. “All these arrests and expulsions are part of our enemies’ attempts to harm efforts to salvage the nuclear deal,” the official told Reuters. Talks held in Vienna on Friday between Iranian officials and Britain, China, France, Germany, and Russia – the five remaining nations who are signatories to the nuclear deal – were not received well by Iran. Reuters reported … [Read more...] about Netherlands Expels Two Iranian Embassy Staff

News / UK and world by Press Association October 23, 2018, 12:39 pm Updated: October 23, 2018, 4:19 pm FacebookTwitterLinkedInWhatsAppEmail Sign up to our Daily newsletter The King and Queen of the Netherlands have begun a state visit to the UK aimed at strengthening the bonds between the two nations. King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima were welcomed to Britain by the Queen during a ceremony full of pomp and pageantry but set against the political backdrop of Brexit. The visiting head of state kissed the Queen warmly on both cheeks and clasped her hands with his, a gesture that was repeated by his wife. On Horse Guards Parade, the king – making his first official trip to the UK – was also greeted by Britain’s political leaders including Prime Minister Theresa May, Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt and the Home Secretary Sajid Javid. The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall had escorted Willem-Alexander and Maxima from the Dutch embassy to … [Read more...] about King and Queen of the Netherlands welcomed to Britain on state visit