Christian Union party office defaced with anti-Semitic texts, party files a report

NOS News•today, 1:03 PM

The Christian Union party office has been defaced with anti-Semitic texts and stickers. The party will report the incident and discuss with the police how to proceed. The party office was defaced with slogans such as “dirty genocide excusers”.

Tomorrow the House of Representatives will debate anti-Semitism. Party leader Mirjam Bikker regularly speaks out on this subject. Bikker is one of the initiators of a statement to stand up against hatred of Jews, which has been signed by thirteen of the fifteen parties in the House of Representatives. Only Forum for Democracy and Think have not signed the statement.

Last month, the House of Representatives called on the cabinet to speak out strongly against the increasing expressions of anti-Semitism in society, and especially in the cultural sector.

Yesterday, the Ministry of the Interior said in a report that police and anti-discrimination agencies received more reports of discrimination last year, especially anti-Semitism and discrimination against Muslims. Trans people also reported more often.

This is the fourth year in a row that the number of reports has increased.