By IRNA,
Berlin : A Berlin-based Dutch political expert did ‘not rule out’ that Dutch politician Geert Wilders was in fact working for Israel’s notorious Mossad secret service.
Meeting with foreign media representatives in Berlin on Tuesday, Ruud Koopmans of Berlin’s Social Science Research Center said he could ‘not rule out’ that the Dutch Islamophobic politician was ‘providing specific services for Mossad,’ referring to Wilders’ ‘very intense ties’ with Israel.
He added that the issue of Israel was perhaps of such importance to Wilders that he was even willing to cooperate with Mossad.
Koopmans pointed out Wilders had lived in Israel as a teenager and his wife was also Jewish.
There has been widespread speculation in the Dutch media on Wilders’ links to Israel’s intelligence agency.
According to Dutch news sources, there had been fears in the Dutch foreign ministry that Wilders could ‘have either provided or received information from Mossad.’
The head of the anti-Islam party has frequently visited the Israeli embassy, Dutch journalists have pointed out.
They have also emphasized his strong links with the Jewish lobby in not only the Netherlands but also the US.
Wilders’ far-right Party for Freedom is reportedly nearing a deal that would support a minority Dutch government comprised of the Dutch Christian Democrat party (CDA) and right-wing liberals VVD.