The Dutch Parliament
Dutch Parliament Rejects Motion to Fund Security for Jewish Institutions
The Dutch parliament passed a number of motions that speak of the need to fight anti-Semitism. A draft motion calling for the government to pay for security around synagogues failed to pass, however.
The motions were voted on earlier this week at the Tweede Kamer, the lower house of the parliament, in the framework of a two-day session of the house’s Justice and Security Commission.
The rejected motion stated that the Jewish community in the Netherlands “often lacks the means to adequately protect their infrastructure, events and synagogue services” and called on the government to supply the finances for this purpose.
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