Questions in parliament over top Dutch defence official's role at venue behind Israel boycott

The Dutch government’s most senior civil servant at the Ministry of Defence is facing political questions over an side role that has suddenly become part of the Netherlands’ increasingly polarised debate over Israel and Gaza. Right-wing opposition MPs are demanding answers about whether Maarten Schurink, the secretary-general of the Ministry of Defence can simultaneously chair the supervisory board of cultural institution TivoliVredenburg that supports a boycott of Israeli institutions. Read on for the full story and our analysis.