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### Viewing cable 05THEHAGUE3069, ONE YEAR AFTER MURDER OF THEO VAN GOGH

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05THEHAGUE3069 | 2005-11-10 15:03 | 2011-01-26 18:06 | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | Embassy The Hague

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    This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.

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    UNCLAS THE HAGUE 003069

    SIPDIS

    SENSITIVE

    E.O. 12958 N/A
    TAGS: PREL PHUM PINR PTER SOCI SCUL KISL NL KPAO
    SUBJECT: ONE YEAR AFTER MURDER OF THEO VAN GOGH

    ¶1. (SBU) SUMMARY: The first anniversary of the murder of
    Theo van Gogh passed with lightly attended memorial events,
    but the most durable memorial is a heated and constant
    discussion in the government, the press and on the streets
    about integration, Islam, immigrants, and terrorism. END
    SUMMARY.

    ¶2. (SBU) Family and friends of Theo van Gogh and the City
    of Amsterdam organized several memorial events on November 2
    to commemorate van Gogh's life, encourage better
    understanding among native Dutch and ethnic Dutch, and to
    emphasize the importance of freedom of speech, as they
    consider van Gogh died for speaking out freely, if
    imprudently.

    ¶3. (SBU) Prime Minister Balkenende and Amsterdam Mayor Job
    Cohen attended a memorial ceremony held at the same hour and
    location as last year's murder. Balkenende called for
    tolerance and not letting go of each other. He also
    argued that, No one in the Netherlands should be afraid to
    give his opinion. Cohen too stressed the importance of
    freedom and mutual understanding.

    ¶4. (SBU) In the afternoon the City organized an event at
    which Mayor Cohen and van Gogh's father spoke, followed by a
    debate on how Amsterdammers of all backgrounds should live
    with each other. At other locations in the city as well,
    debates, commemoration services and seminars were organized
    that brought together publicists, politicians, Muslim
    community leaders and integration experts to discuss ethnic
    tension in society, the role of the media, the ideological
    motives of Muslim extremists, as well as the need to protect
    freedom of speech.

    POLICTICALLY CORRECT NO MORE
    --------------------------------------------- -----

    ¶5. (SBU) A year after the event, much of the rage on both
    sides is gone, as is the political correctness that framed
    the debate for the decades leading up to van Gogh's murder.
    Emboff attended a lecture on Muslim minorities in Western
    liberal democracies by American Professor Francis Fukuyama
    earlier this fall. An elegant native Dutch woman stood up
    during the question and answer session and said: Let's be
    honest: Muslims are the problem. The audience reacted with
    nervous laughter and chatter. These sentiments have become
    a common refrain for many native Dutch.

    RESULTS QUESTIONABLE
    --------------------

    ¶6. (SBU) Despite the debate and resulting initiatives to
    better the situation, the results have been lackluster. A
    recent poll among residents in large Dutch cities with
    sizeable minority populations confirmed the perception in
    each ethnic group that the gulf between native Dutch and
    immigrants has widened since van Gogh's murder. The Muslim
    community, especially Turks and Moroccans, views Dutch
    society as increasingly hostile. As Green Left party leader
    Femke Halsema said after the murder of van Gogh,
    [Immigrants] have lost confidence in Dutch society. Dutchborn
    and raised Moroccans suddenly feel strangers in their
    own country. People are increasingly alienated and lonely.

    ONUS ON THE IMMIGRANTS
    ----------------------

    ¶7. (SBU) Many native Dutch citizens believe that the duty
    to integrate falls primarily on the shoulders of immigrants,
    including second generation Dutch citizens of ethnic
    descent. During a meeting with Emboff November 9, prominent
    Dutch sociologist Dr. Han Entzinger said, Dutch society
    sees itself on the receiving end of immigrants; especially
    the government. Society does not believe it needs to be
    more welcoming to newcomers. All the same, there is
    increased awareness since the murder that both segments of
    society must live together and should therefore take more
    consideration of each other.

    ¶8. (SBU) COMMENT: Van Gogh has become a symbol for free
    speech, and the need to defend it. His murder has triggered
    heated debate on how to deal with those who challenge such
    core Dutch values. The debate touches on the underlying
    question of how to deal with Islam in a secularized and
    individualized western society like the Netherlands. The
    debate continues, and many educational, socioeconomic and
    housing initiatives have been established to address
    segregation in Dutch society. For now, however, Muslims and
    non-Muslims continue to live mostly segregated lives. There
    is concern from both sides over what might happen next.
    END COMMENT.

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