Douwe Bob has left the Netherlands on the advice of the police on the advice of the police, the singer writes on his Facebook. “To guarantee the safety of my family and myself, we have decided to leave for the time being.” A police spokesperson does not want to respond to the news to the ANP news agency.
Last Sunday the singer – full name: Douwe Bob Posthuma – decided at the last minute not to perform during Jom HA Voetbal, an annual family day for Jewish (grand) parents and (grand) children in Amsterdam. The artist said he was not served by a “Zionist poster and pamphlets” on the site. The singer is against Zionism, he explained on stage.
That decision immediately came up with much criticism, including from Telegraph-Journalist Wierd Duk and VVD leader Dilan Yesilgöz. The latter described the singer’s action in one X As “pure Jewish hatred.”
Death threats
Posthuma emphasized on Sunday evening at Talkshow Renze That it was not about the Jewish character of the event, but about the political and religious expressions that were made. According to Posthuma, he had agreed with the organization of Jom HA Voetbal that such expressions would not be there. He also said he had had several death threats.
In the meantime, the pressure is apparently so great that Posthuma feels compelled to leave the country. “In the media and by politicians, the image is still being sketched that I did not want to play for children because of their Jewish descent,” he writes on Facebook.
Yesilgöz said Tuesday afternoon That she hopes to be able to talk to Douwe Bob, but is still behind her tweet. The VVD leader does not want to apologize for her words. “I don’t think it is throwing oil on the fire. It may be that he was not sharp what he said, but if you say that you reject Zionism, then you also tell those people there: I reject your identity. I think he is responsible for his words.”
Posthuma would now be in contact with the Yom HA Voetbal organization again. According to the singer, they want to “organize something positive together, not for the cameras but for the kids. Because that’s what it’s all about”.
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