ALBAWABA - Member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands Geert Wilders is the talk of the internet after a picture of him was shared on X (formerly known as Twitter) with an alleged Israeli flag behind him raising questions among pro-Palestine activists.
The photo in question was shared by a user on X known as the "Orthodox Canonist" and captioned the image with, "Leader of the Dutch ‘right-wing’, Geert Wilders, has a strange symbol hanging in his office. It does not appear to be Christian…"
Netherlands' Geert Wilders linked to Israel
Users were quick to take to the post's comment section and claimed that the right-wing politician is somehow "Linked to Israel".
One user said sarcastically, "What an odd flag for a pro-nationalist to hang in their own office. I'm sure it's nothing!"
Another added, "This has long been known, children. He is and always was openly Zionist." Moreover, several users said that "they're not surprised as Israel has most politicians in the West in their pocket, 'right-wing', 'left-wing', middle..."
A brief on Geert Wilders
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According to the BBC, a month ago Dutch anti-Islam populist leader Geert Wilders abandoned becoming the next Prime Minister of the Netherlands despite his party's overwhelming victory in the 2023 elections and wrote on his official X account the reason:
"I can only become prime minister if ALL parties in the coalition support it. That was not the case."
Despite being described as a far-right politician, Geert doesn't like to be described as one but has received the nickname Mozart for his hair that looks like the iconic musician.
Additionally, he is also known for trying to stop more people from immigrating to the Netherlands and saying "The country can't take it anymore. We have to think about our own people first now. Borders closed. Zero asylum-seekers."
