Gretta Duisenberg

Gretta Duisenberg (born in 1942 as Gretta Nieuwenhuizen ) is a controversial Dutch political activist and the wife of the Dutch politician Wim Duisenberg . Gretta is by profession a nurse . She was married to the internist Bedier de Prairie, with whom she had three children. After their divorce, she became active in a left-wing organisation and had a relation with (at the time) the Dutch minister of defense Hans van Mierlo . In 1987 Gretta Bedier de Prairie-Nieuwenhuizen married Wim Duisenberg , another important Dutch politician. During Wim's presidency over the European Central Bank , Gretta hung a huge Palestinian flag from their house in Amsterdam , which Wim later removed. Her action was motivated by the claims that Israeli forces had massacred hundreds or thousands of Palestinians during a raid in Jenin , which later proved false. Her Jewish neighbors, who spoke to her about the flag, claim she made racist remarks in response. Later, she became infamous when she declared in an interview, that she was aiming to collect 6 million signatures against Israeli policies and laughed about her "joke". She was thought to be referring to the 6 million Jewish victims in the Holocaust . She also met Yasser Arafat , who called her his "sister", and had some pictures taken with him.

Gretta Duisenberg at a protest in Amsterdam Gretta Duisenberg (born 6 November 1942 in Heerenveen ) is a Dutch political activist and strong supporter of the Palestinians . She is currently facing criminal charges associated with racist content on her pro-Palestinian website. Although branded by some as a radical with irrational anti-Israeli sympathies, some see her as the contra-voice who simply stands up for the Palestinians by explaining about the unbalances in the conflict. She is the widow of Dutch Labour Party (PvdA) politician Wim Duisenberg who was also the first president of the European Central Bank (ECB). Duisenberg was born as Greetje Nieuwenhuizen into a strict Protestant family in Heerenveen, Friesland . Her first marriage was to the internist Bedier de Prairie, with whom she had three children. At that time she also started using the name Gretta. After their divorce , she became active in left-wing politics, human rights causes, and was briefly involved with Hans van Mierlo , at that time the Dutch Minister of Defense. She married Wim Duisenberg when he was president of De Nederlandsche Bank . Gretta Duisenberg came to international attention in 2002 when the media reported that the president of the ECB had a Palestinian flag hanging from his house in Amsterdam . Gretta Duisenberg came under fire when she announced her intention of collecting six million signatures as part of her campaign to draw attention to the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian Territories . She was asked how many signatures she'd been able to gather for the petition against the occupation and replied that 6,000 supporters had signed so far. And how many signatures would you like to collect, she was asked. Duisenberg hesitated for a moment and then said, "Six million". Critics stated that the figure was clearly an allusion to the number of Jewish victims of World War II. Duisenberg denies any link to the Holocaust, and stated that she just mentioned a multiple of the 6,000 they had already collected.. In a discussion program aired on Dutch TV in November 2005, she stated she understood suicide bombings in light of the desperate conditions Palestinians are kept in. In the same program, she stated "I hope Israel realizes it can't take over the South of Amsterdam the same way it took over the West Bank!" referring to the vandalism, complaints, and threats of legal action she received for hanging the Palestinian flag on her property. This statement caused controversy and further intensification of allegations of antisemitism by critics in the Netherlands. In July 2006, the Dutch Openbaar Ministerie (Public Prosecution), after an investigation following a complaint by Dutch lawyer Abraham Moszkowicz , decided not to prosecute, as the format of the specific TV programme was meant to incite fierce, possibly controversial and exaggerated reactions. In 2010 the Dutch OM decided for the second time not to prosecute Duisenberg after allegations of sedition together with members of parliament Harry van Bommel en Sadet Karabulut . This complaint was also filed by Moszkowicz. In early 2014, two anti-racism groups filed criminal charges against her in the Netherlands for an article which appeared on her pro-Palestinian website, which claimed to expose "the Jewish penetration of the Internet” claiming there was a Jewish conspiracy to control the Internet. The article, which is still available her website, state that "The Jews — contrary to the ‘liberal’ views they officially say they profess — in their suppressive acts practically demonstrate that they always seek to dominate the information flow, they don’t tolerate any dissent." Duisenberg subsequently denied the article was anti-Semitic and stated that she will not remove it from her website, although she added that "material placed on the website does not necessarily reflect our point of view." "TV discussion programme Het Zwarte Schaap" . youtube. 12 November 2005 . De Volkskrant (in Dutch). 14 July 2006 . NRC Handelsblad (in Dutch). 27 January 2010 . Complaint filed against Dutch group for ‘Jews control Internet’ article , Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA), February 10, 2014. Dutch pro-Palestine group defends 'Jews control Internet’ article by Jewish Telegraphic Agency (also published in Haaretz ), February 10, 2014.

Gretta Duisenberg at a pro-Gaza protest in Amsterdam in 2009 Gretta Duisenberg-Nieuwenhuizen (born 6 November 1942) is a Dutch pro- Palestinian political activist. She is the widow of Dutch Labour Party (PvdA) politician Wim Duisenberg who was also the first president of the European Central Bank (ECB). Duisenberg was born as Greetje Nieuwenhuizen into a Protestant family in Heerenveen, Friesland . Her first marriage was to the internist Bedier de Prairie, with whom she had three children. At that time she also started using the name Gretta. After their divorce, she became active in left-wing politics , human rights causes, and was briefly involved with Hans van Mierlo , at that time the Dutch Minister of Defense. She married Wim Duisenberg when he was president of De Nederlandsche Bank , the Dutch central bank. Gretta Duisenberg came to international attention in 2002 when the media reported that the president of the ECB had a Palestinian flag hanging from his house in Amsterdam . Gretta Duisenberg came under fire when she announced her intention of collecting six million signatures as part of her campaign to draw attention to what she viewed as the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian Territories . She was asked how many signatures she'd been able to gather for the petition and replied that 6,000 supporters had signed so far. And how many signatures would you like to collect, she was asked. Duisenberg hesitated for a moment and then said, "Six million". Critics stated that the figure was clearly an allusion to the number of Jewish victims of World War II . Duisenberg denied any link to the Holocaust, and stated that she just mentioned a multiple of the 6,000 they had already collected. In a discussion program aired on Dutch TV in November 2005, she stated she understood suicide bombings in the light of what she viewed as the desperate conditions Palestinians are kept in. In the same program, she stated "I hope Israel realizes it can't take over the South of Amsterdam the same way it took over the West Bank!" referring to the vandalism, complaints, and threats of legal action she received for hanging the Palestinian flag on her property. This statement caused controversy and further intensification of allegations of antisemitism by critics in the Netherlands. In July 2006, the Dutch Public Prosecution ( Openbaar Ministerie , OM), after an investigation following a complaint by Dutch lawyer Abraham Moszkowicz , concluded there was no reason to prosecute, as the format of the specific TV programme was meant to incite fierce, possibly controversial and exaggerated reactions. In 2010 the OM saw for the second time no reason to prosecute Duisenberg after allegations of sedition together with members of parliament Harry van Bommel and Sadet Karabulut . This complaint was also filed by Moszkowicz. In early 2014, the pro-Israel group Dutch Center for Documentation and Information on Israel (CIDI), together with anti-discrimination watchdog Dutch Complaint Bureau for Discrimination on the Internet (MDI), filed criminal charges against her in the Netherlands for an article which appeared on her pro-Palestinian website, which claimed to expose "the Jewish penetration of the Internet" claiming there was a Jewish conspiracy to control the Internet. The article, which is still available on her website, states that "The Jews — contrary to the ‘liberal’ views they officially say they profess — in their suppressive acts practically demonstrate that they always seek to dominate the information flow, they don’t tolerate any dissent." Duisenberg subsequently denied the article was anti-Semitic and stated that she would not remove it from her website, although she added that "material placed on the website does not necessarily reflect our point of view." im.avasub.in Dr. "TV discussion programme Het Zwarte Schaap" . youtube. 12 November 2005 . De Volkskrant (in Dutch). 14 July 2006 . Complaint filed against Dutch group for ‘Jews control Internet’ article , Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA), February 10, 2014. Dutch pro-Palestine group defends 'Jews control Internet’ article by Jewish Telegraphic Agency (also published in Haaretz ), February 10, 2014.

Gretta Duisenberg at a pro-Gaza protest in Amsterdam in 2009 Gretta Duisenberg-Nieuwenhuizen (born 6 November 1942) is a Dutch pro- Palestinian political activist. She is the widow of Dutch Labour Party (PvdA) politician Wim Duisenberg who was also the first president of the European Central Bank (ECB). Duisenberg was born as Greetje Nieuwenhuizen into a strict Protestant family in Heerenveen, Friesland . Her first marriage was to the internist Bedier de Prairie, with whom she had three children. At that time she also started using the name Gretta. After their divorce, she became active in left-wing politics , human rights causes, and was briefly involved with Hans van Mierlo , at that time the Dutch Minister of Defense. She married Wim Duisenberg when he was president of De Nederlandsche Bank , the Dutch central bank. Gretta Duisenberg came to international attention in 2002 when the media reported that the president of the ECB had a Palestinian flag hanging from his house in Amsterdam . Gretta Duisenberg came under fire when she announced her intention of collecting six million signatures as part of her campaign to draw attention to the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian Territories . She was asked how many signatures she'd been able to gather for the petition against the occupation and replied that 6,000 supporters had signed so far. And how many signatures would you like to collect, she was asked. Duisenberg hesitated for a moment and then said, "Six million". Critics stated that the figure was clearly an allusion to the number of Jewish victims of World War II . Duisenberg denied any link to the Holocaust, and stated that she just mentioned a multiple of the 6,000 they had already collected. In a discussion program aired on Dutch TV in November 2005, she stated she understood suicide bombings in the light of the desperate conditions Palestinians are kept in. In the same program, she stated "I hope Israel realizes it can't take over the South of Amsterdam the same way it took over the West Bank!" referring to the vandalism, complaints, and threats of legal action she received for hanging the Palestinian flag on her property. This statement caused controversy and further intensification of allegations of antisemitism by critics in the Netherlands. In July 2006, the Dutch Public Prosecution ( Openbaar Ministerie , OM), after an investigation following a complaint by Dutch lawyer Abraham Moszkowicz , concluded there was no reason to prosecute, as the format of the specific TV programme was meant to incite fierce, possibly controversial and exaggerated reactions. In 2010 the OM saw for the second time no reason to prosecute Duisenberg after allegations of sedition together with members of parliament Harry van Bommel and Sadet Karabulut . This complaint was also filed by Moszkowicz. In early 2014, the pro-Israel group Dutch Center for Documentation and Information on Israel (CIDI), together with anti-discrimination watchdog Dutch Complaint Bureau for Discrimination on the Internet (MDI), filed criminal charges against her in the Netherlands for an article which appeared on her pro-Palestinian website, which claimed to expose "the Jewish penetration of the Internet" claiming there was a Jewish conspiracy to control the Internet. The article, which is still available on her website, states that "The Jews — contrary to the ‘liberal’ views they officially say they profess — in their suppressive acts practically demonstrate that they always seek to dominate the information flow, they don’t tolerate any dissent." Duisenberg subsequently denied the article was anti-Semitic and stated that she would not remove it from her website, although she added that "material placed on the website does not necessarily reflect our point of view." im.avasub.in Dr. "TV discussion programme Het Zwarte Schaap" . youtube. 12 November 2005 . De Volkskrant (in Dutch). 14 July 2006 . Complaint filed against Dutch group for ‘Jews control Internet’ article , Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA), February 10, 2014. Dutch pro-Palestine group defends 'Jews control Internet’ article by Jewish Telegraphic Agency (also published in Haaretz ), February 10, 2014.

Dutch pro-Palestinian political activist Gretta Duisenberg-Nieuwenhuizen (born 6 November 1942) is a Dutch pro- Palestinian political activist. She is the widow of Dutch Labour Party (PvdA) politician Wim Duisenberg , who was also the first president of the European Central Bank .