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Dutch cabinet backs Defence's top civil servant Maarten Schurink amid row over Israel boycott

Maarten Schurink / photo: Defensie

The Dutch government has defended the Ministry of Defence's most senior civil servant, Maarten Schurink, after right-wing and pro-Israel MP Gidi Markuszower and his colleagues questioned whether his leadership role at a cultural institution boycotting Israeli organisations is compatible with his position at the heart of government. Read on for the full story.

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