Topic: Geert Wilders

Europe far right courts Israel in anti-Islam drive

PARIS (Reuters) - Far-right political parties in Europe are stepping up their anti-Muslim rhetoric and forging ties across borders, even going so far as to visit Israel to hail the Jewish state as a bulwark against militant Islam.National Front leader Marine Le ...
Alleged Muslim victims of hate speech by anti-Islam politician plead for his convictionMuslim witnesses said Monday that a Dutch lawmaker's anti-Islamic comments had led to attacks and intimidation, and they pleaded with judges to convict him and give him a symbolic fine ...

Dutch prosecutors seek acquittal of anti-Islam MP

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Prosecutors asked a Dutch court on Friday to acquit anti-immigration lawmaker Geert Wilders of charges of inciting hatred and discrimination against Muslims.The new Dutch minority government, made up of the Liberals and Christian Democrats which took office on Thursday, ...

Dutch anti-Islam lawmaker on trial for inciting hate

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dutch anti-Islamist politician Geert Wilders, who plays a controversial but pivotal role in the formation of a new Dutch government, went on trial on Monday for inciting hatred against Muslims.Wilders is charged with inciting hate and discrimination against Muslims ...
Hate speech trial of Dutch politician who called for Quran ban to begin in AmsterdamDutch anti-Islam politician Geert Wilders is going on trial Monday for alleged hate speech, even as his popularity and influence in the Netherlands are near all time highs.Prosecutors ...

Netherlands to ban the burqa, says anti-Islam MPs

The Netherlands will ban the burqa and halve immigration under measures agreed in a pact to form a minority coalition government, anti-Islam MP Geert Wilders announced Thursday."A new wind will blow in The Netherlands," declared Wilders whose party is part of the ...

Muslim cleric calls for beheading of Dutch politician

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - A well-known Australian Muslim cleric has called for the beheading of Dutch anti-Islamic politician Geert Wilders, a newspaper said on Friday.Wilders' Freedom Party scored the biggest gains in June 9 polls and is currently negotiating to form a new ...
Dutch anti-Islam MP Geert Wilders will have to be consulted on every decision the next government makes if a provisional agreement on forming a new cabinet reached Friday is finalised, an expert said.Under the provisional agreement, Wilders' Party for Freedom (PVV) will ...

Dutch far-righter defends anti-Islam film in London

Far-right Dutch MP Geert Wilders called Islam a violent religion Friday and said the Prophet Mohammed was "" Wilders was refused entry when he first tried to show the film in Britain last February, but his travel ban was overturned and he ...
To get an idea of what sentiment this topic generates, the above photo is of protesters outside a news conference held by Dutch MP Geert Wilders in London in October. The controversial lawmaker, who wound up on al-Qaida's hit list back in ...
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