Police in the Netherlands refuse to guard Jewish sites, citing ‘moral considerations’ – WZO

Police in the Netherlands refuse to guard Jewish sites, citing ‘moral considerations’

The Dutch newspaper Nieuw Israëlietisch Weekblad published an interview with two representatives of the Association of Jewish Police Officers. Marcel de Weerd and Michel Teeboom shared that some officers openly express their reluctance to guard Jewish sites, including schools and synagogues, citing moral principles.

Dutch police. Photo: tsuguliev / depositphotos.com

The issue of refusing to guard Jewish sites has sparked widespread public debate and raised questions about trust in the police and its capitulation to the threat of antisemitism, which has increased by more than 800% since the events of October 7th.

The newspaper De Telegraaf also published a telling post on the X network (formerly Twitter): Police officers do not want to guard Jewish sites: police leadership understands “moral objections”.

Question: where will these “moral objections” lead? Simply to a refusal to perform their professional duties or further, as it already happened during the years of World War II.

13 Oct 2024
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