Dutch government survives dispute over Amsterdam violence

AMSTERDAM — 

Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof saved his governing conjugation connected Friday contempt threats of an exodus by Cabinet members implicit the right-wing government's effect to unit against Israeli shot fans past week.

Junior Finance Minister Nora Achahbar unexpectedly discontinue the Cabinet connected Friday to protestation claims by immoderate politicians that Dutch youths of Moroccan descent attacked Israeli fans successful Amsterdam astir the November 7 lucifer betwixt a Dutch squad Ajax and Maccabi Tel Aviv.

Her resignation triggered a situation Cabinet gathering astatine which 4 ministers from her centrist NSC enactment besides threatened to quit. If they had, the conjugation would person mislaid its bulk successful parliament.

"We person reached the decision that we privation to remain, arsenic a Cabinet for each radical successful the Netherlands," Schoof said astatine a quality league precocious connected Friday successful The Hague.

Last week's unit was roundly condemned by Israeli and Dutch politicians, with Amsterdam's politician saying "antisemitic hit-and-run squads" had attacked Israeli fans.

The city's constabulary section has said Maccabi fans were chased and beaten by gangs connected scooters. Police besides said the Israeli fans attacked a taxi and burned a Palestinian flag.

Achahbar, a erstwhile justice and nationalist authoritative who was calved successful Morocco, felt comments by respective governmental figures were hurtful and perchance racist, De Volkskrant regular reported.

"Polarization successful the caller weeks has had specified an effect connected maine that I nary longer can, nor privation to fulfill my presumption successful this cabinet," Achahbar said successful a statement.

Schoof, a erstwhile civilian servant who does not person a enactment affiliation, denied immoderate ministers successful the Cabinet are racist. Details of the Cabinet treatment were not disclosed.

The conjugation is led by the anti-Muslim populist enactment PVV of Geert Wilders, which finished archetypal successful a wide predetermination a twelvemonth ago. The authorities was installed successful July aft months of tense negotiations.

Wilders, who is not a Cabinet member, has repeatedly said Dutch younker of Moroccan descent were the main attackers of the Israeli fans, though constabulary person not specified the backgrounds of suspects.

Schoof said connected Monday the incidents showed that immoderate younker successful the Netherlands with migrant backgrounds did not stock "Dutch halfway values."