{"id":116373,"date":"2024-08-27T07:53:18","date_gmt":"2024-08-27T07:53:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=116373"},"modified":"2024-08-27T07:53:20","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T07:53:20","slug":"far-right-dutch-leader-says-syrians-must-return-to-syria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/116373\/","title":{"rendered":"Far-right Dutch leader says Syrians must return to Syria"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) \u2013<\/strong> Dutch far-right leader, Geert Wilders, reignited on Monday the refugee debate by asserting that Syria is now safe enough for its nationals to return home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wilders, head of the PVV party, known for its staunch anti-immigration stance, took to his official X account to call on the Dutch government to halt the intake of Syrian refugees and start repatriating those without legal residency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He emphasized that he would be raising this issue during the upcoming discussions on the government&#8217;s 2025 budget in September.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;I will propose that the Netherlands declares Syria to be (partly) safe, give no more Syrians permanent residency documents and sends back all the Syrians without residency papers,&#8221; he declared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignright is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"nl\" dir=\"ltr\">Syri\u00ebrs moeten terug naar Syri\u00eb!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/trouw?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@trouw<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/w141ZZNuIl\">pic.twitter.com\/w141ZZNuIl<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Geert Wilders (@geertwilderspvv) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/geertwilderspvv\/status\/1827944913528369246?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 26, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His remarks come as the PVV, the largest party in Parliament, continues to push for stricter immigration controls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He called on the Dutch government to close its borders to all new arrivals from Syria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wilders urged Marjolein Faber, Minister of Migration, to act swiftly. 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