The exit of Lenny Kuhr, a national icon and winner of the 1969 Eurovision Song Contest, with the song \u201cde Troubadour,\u201d should be the final siren for every Jew remaining in the Netherlands. When a woman who sang \u201cDe Troubadour\u201d to the soul of the nation decides she is no longer safe in her own home, the debate is over. She is fleeing for Israel because the Netherlands has become a laboratory for a new, virulent strain of old hatred.\n<\/p>\n
Ask an AI about Dutch \u201cvalues,\u201d and it will vomit a list of polite euphemisms: directness, egalitarianism, and consensus. But translate those academic terms into the lived reality of a Jew in Amsterdam or The Hague, and the picture turns blood-red.\n<\/p>\n
The Myth of \u201cDutch Directness\u201d\n<\/p>\n
We are told the Dutch are \u201cstraightforward.\u201d In reality, this famous bluntness is often just a mask for a lack of empathy and a deficit of intelligence. Because the Dutch feel a pathological need to \u201csay it like it is,\u201d they have abandoned the filter of civilization. In a climate where the largest, loudest group is reflexively anti-Israel\u2014which is merely the modern camouflage for anti-Semitism\u2014this directness manifests as a relentless torrent of abuse.\n<\/p>\n
If you are a Jew on social media, or heaven forbid, a Jew who supports the right of the only Jewish state to exist, you are not met with \u201chonest debate.\u201d You are met with death threats. Lenny Kuhr faced them. Countless others face them. This is the Dutch \u201cfilterless\u201d society: a mob of \u201chonest\u201d people ventilating their hatred until the target is canceled, silenced, or driven out.\n<\/p>\n
Egalitarianism as an Excuse\n<\/p>\n
The \u201cegalitarian mindset\u201d is another hollow boast. In practice, it means a total lack of respect for authority and a middle finger to the rule of law. The Dutch might have laws against anti-Semitism, but don\u2019t expect them to be enforced. Why would a \u201ccompassionate\u201d Dutchman lose a wink of sleep because a Jew was harassed or spat upon in the street?\n<\/p>\n
In their eyes, everyone is equal\u2014unless you are a Jew who refuses to bow to the prevailing narrative. And as for their love of \u201cplanning and structure\u201d? History has already shown us how efficiently the Dutch can apply structure when it involves deporting Jews to camps. The infrastructure for exclusion is still there; it\u2019s just the social climate that has been updated.\n<\/p>\n
The Cowardice of the Polder Model\n<\/p>\n
The Dutch political system\u2014the \u201cpolder model\u201d of consensus\u2014is a death trap for minorities. Consensus politics means no one has the courage to slam a fist on the table and say, \u201cEnough.\u201d When the majority has been poisoned by anti-Israel rhetoric, even the supposedly \u201cpro-Israel\u201d parties become paralyzed.\n<\/p>\n
The Dutch have a saying: \u201cIf you stick your head above the parapet, it gets cut off.\u201d This isn\u2019t a cultural quirk; it is an admission of cowardice. No politician will risk their neck to protect the Jewish community when the wind is blowing in the opposite direction. They will choose consensus over justice every single time.\n<\/p>\n
The Liberal Death Spiral\n<\/p>\n
Finally, we are told to admire Dutch \u201cliberalism.\u201d But this progressive utopia is bad news for Jews. To the modern Dutch progressive, Jews are seen through the lens of intersectional rot: as the powerful, the rich, and the \u201coppressors.\u201d This toxic melting pot of values has created a country that is not just uncomfortable for Jews, but potentially deadly.\n<\/p>\n
Lenny Kuhr made the only logical choice. She left a country that no longer deserves her presence. The Netherlands is a sinking ship of moral cowardice and \u201cdirect\u201d bigotry. If you are Jewish, don\u2019t wait for the consensus to turn into a roundup. Get out. Fast.\n<\/p>\n
Am Yisrael Chai.\n<\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\tCEO of Time to Stand Up for Israel, a nonprofit organization with a powerful mission: to support Israel and amplify its voice around the world. With over 200,000 followers across various social media platforms, our community is united by a shared love for Israel and a deep commitment to her future.
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\nMy journey as an advocate for Israel began early. When I was 11 years old, my father was deployed to the Middle East through his work with UNTSO. I had the unique experience of living in both Syria and Israel, and from a young age, I witnessed firsthand the contrast in cultures and realities. That experience shaped me profoundly.
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\nReturning to the Netherlands, I quickly became aware of the growing wave of anti-Israel sentiment \u2014 and I knew I had to speak out. Ever since, I\u2019ve been a fierce and unapologetic supporter of Israel. I\u2019m not religious, but my belief is clear and unwavering: Israel has the right to exist, and Israel has the duty to defend herself.
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\nMy passion is rooted in truth, love, and justice. I\u2019m a true Zionist at heart.
\nFrom my first breath to my last, I will stand up for Israel.\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The exit of Lenny Kuhr, a national icon and winner of the 1969 Eurovision Song Contest, with the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":82816,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[5859,10725,2492,37],"class_list":{"0":"post-82815","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-israel","8":"tag-aliyah","9":"tag-anti-zionism","10":"tag-antisemitism","11":"tag-israel"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@iran\/116464795234579648","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82815","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=82815"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82815\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/82816"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=82815"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=82815"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=82815"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}