Turkey investigates Dutch politician Wilders over Erdogan comments
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ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish prosecutors launched an investigation on Tuesday into remarks about President Tayyip Erdogan by Dutch far-right leader Geert Wilders, Turkish state media reported.
Wilders called Erdogan a terrorist on Twitter on Monday and urged Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte to expel the Turkish ambassador to the Netherlands. He also called for Turkey to be expelled from NATO.
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Step down prime minister!
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Horrible corruption in The Netherlands dear @MinPres, criminalizing innocent Dutch civilians (‘Toeslagenaffaire’) and interfering in the rule of law by prosecuting the opposition leader in parliament. Recognize this and step down yourself! https://t.co/WT4BUM6NsP
— Geert Wilders (@geertwilderspvv) January 7, 2021
Haaretz interview with Geert Wilders
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Interviewing the leader of the far right in the Netherlands and one of the most provocative politicians in Europe presents a journalistic dilemma. Geert Wilders has been accused of promoting racism for years,
mostly against Muslims, and has called on Europe to ban all immigration from Muslim-majority countries.
But Wilders is also the leader of the second largest party in the Dutch parliament and has right-wing fans the world over – including in the most important address in Israel: Balfour Street, Jerusalem. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s eldest son, Yair, has called Wilders a “true friend” of the Jewish people, and wished him success ahead of the 2019 European parliamentary elections. Netanyahu Sr. didn’t distance himself from his son’s endorsement.
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