Geert Wilders’ Party Moves to Ban “From the River to the Sea”

Dutch Party for Freedom (PVV) leader Geert Wilders celebrated Dutch PVV MP Maikel Boon’s motion to criminalize certain speech, classifying the statement “from the river to the sea” as a call to violence. Wilders congratulated Boon on the motion to punish the phrase, stating on X, “PVV motion passed! From the river to the sea punishable! Well done @Maikel_PVV 👍”

Boon celebrated the motion to criminalize the phrase passing, stating on X, “Great that the motion to consider the expression ‘From the river to the sea’ as a call to violence was passed! #PVV #Antisemitisme”

PVV supporters are criticizing restrictions on other types of speech, though, with Dutch conservative commentator and PVV supporter Eva Vlaardingerbroek announcing on X today that her friend Raisa Blommestijn was ordered to appear before a criminal chamber for “group insult” after she made comments online “criticizing mass migration” in the Netherlands.

Vlaardingerbroek’s statement on X: