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8/9/10

Netherlands: Headscarf and Yamaka: Is Geert Wilders speaking out of two sides of his mouth?

Geert Wilders a radical Dutch right-wing politician, who  is probably on the way to become a key member of the new Dutch Government being formed, seems to be speaking out of two sides of his mouth.
Mr. Wilders and his political party say they want to get rid of  most immigrants ( Muslim) and either a ban, or if need be, a special tax on the wearing of headscarves. 
A recent and interesting but somewhat controversial development  was that Mr. Wilders, regardless of his adversity against "religious coverings of the head" was wearing a Yamaka when speaking to a powerful  Jewish lobby group in the US. You can fill in the reasons why  he did this for yourself, but they are quite obvious.

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