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by Soeren Kern
• November 2, 2014 at 5:00 am
"The
increasing momentum of Dutch jihadism poses an unprecedented threat to
the democratic legal order of the Netherlands." — Dutch intelligence
service, AIVD.
"For
adherents unable or unwilling to join the armed struggle in Syria or
elsewhere, social media offers a form of involvement that allows them to
identify themselves as jihadists... without actually having to fight.
After all, the movement also considers 'dawah' -- preaching the 'call to
Islam" -- a form of jihad." — Dutch intelligence service, AIVD.
"Social
media has made it possible for a person to go far more quickly from being
a passive recipient of jihadist propaganda messages to a sympathizer and
then a supporter... Some are also known to have been involved in
atrocities, such as beheading prisoners... social media has changed the
structure of the and cohesions of the jihadist movement... it has taken
on the characteristics of a swarm (in the group behavior sense)." —
Dutch intelligence service, AIVD.
"The
jihadist movement can only genuinely be disrupted, in a way that prevents
the emergence of new guiding figures and structures, if such efforts [not
one-off actions] are maintained over an extended period." — Dutch
intelligence service, AIVD.
"Dutch
jihadists are convinced that the caliphate is not some utopian dream but
an achievable reality for Syria and other Muslim nations -- and even for
the Netherlands." — Dutch intelligence service, AIVD.
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The Dutch-Turkish jihadist known as Yilmaz, pictured
in Syria, has proven adept at the use of social media for jihadist
"public relations".
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The home-grown jihadist movement in the Netherlands is experiencing
sudden and explosive growth, according to a new report published by the
Dutch intelligence service, AIVD.
The Dutch jihadist movement is not only growing in size and
strength, it is also becoming increasingly open and provocative, both
online and on the streets, according to the report, which warns that the
increasing momentum of Dutch jihadism poses an unprecedented threat to
the democratic legal order of the Netherlands.
The 58-page report, entitled "The Transformation of Jihadism in
the Netherlands: Swarm Dynamics and New Strength," provides an
in-depth analysis of the various factors underlying the "new
dynamism" of the jihadist phenomenon.
According to the AIVD, the Dutch jihadist movement began a process
of far-reaching change in late 2010, when several jihadists were
prevented from leaving the Netherlands to join fellow jihadists in
Pakistan and Somalia.
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