Summary Terrorist Threat Netherlands 41
On the extreme right:
Worrying is the increase in the number of threats, intimidating actions and violence, which takes place around the intense public debate on asylum seekers, immigrants and Islam in the Netherlands. These incidents primarily affect drivers, migrants and advocates of reception of asylum seekers, as well as objects such as reception centers and mosques.
Op 26 February it was founded in Enschede fire at a mosque where at that time people were present. In this context, a person arrested on suspicion of complicity in an attempted arson with terrorist intent.
Such threats of violence and increasing insecurity among different population groups and may also undermine the democratic process at the local level. (…) The threat from the left- and continue to right-wing extremism, as already noted in DTN40, developments around the refugee crisis iconic.
The hashtag #kominverzet introduced by PVV leader Geert Wilders (or a derivative thereof) is often used in the online mobilization of all groups of opponents. The name and likeness of Wilders, claiming to represent only nonviolent resistance, be exploited by extremists beyond peaceful resistance. So was the home of a Somali family in December Pannerden pelted with fireworks and a pamphlet was hung with racist texts including a picture of Wilders.
To ensure their power to put in are extreme leftist and -rechtse individuals and groups increasingly active on the subject of asylum / Islam. This is the real possibility that renewed violent clashes between the two camps held. Also, these groups or individuals radicalise and opt for outside legal modus operandi.
Within extreme right-wing groups and individuals put the shift from classical’ (neonazistisch) extreme right to anti-Islam(name), that has emerged since a half year, door. The jihadist threat combined with the large flow of asylum in Europe has organized extreme right-wing groups in the Netherlands the opportunity to anti-Islam sentiments, besides criticizing European cooperation, to bring to the attention of a wider audience than their traditional supporters.
For now, however, succeeds organized extreme right failed to mobilize large groups nationwide. The right-wing extremist party Dutch People's Union (NVU) mainly spreading propaganda. Other right-wing groups are trying to increase their supporters. The intensification of the number and nature of incidents around mosques, AZCs, participation evenings and the like is worrisome, because the local democratic process is put through intimidation and threats under pressure. In addition, these events for others the threshold to also use violence reduction. Op 26 February it was founded in Enschede fire at a mosque where at that time people were present. In this context, a person arrested on suspicion of complicity in an attempted arson with terrorist intent. Research is needed to determine what the background and motives of the man. If there is indeed a terrorist objective it is that in the Netherlands the first time (failed) terrorist attack took place aimed at immigrants or Muslims. More such incidents can not be ruled out.