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- 1Dutch criticism mounts over Rutte and Yesilgöz's Israel proportionality remarks●"Als je de redenering van Rutte en Yesilgöz volgt, was 7 oktober proportioneel" -> "Zelfs nog op 2 september 2024 – de I
Critics in the Netherlands are attacking the reasoning of outgoing prime minister Mark Rutte and D66 leader Dilan Yesilgöz on Israel's war in Gaza. A widely shared argument holds that if their standard of 'proportionate' self-defence is applied consistently, Hamas's 7 October attack would also qualify as proportionate. The criticism cites Yesilgöz's September 2024 statement that Israel must defend itself proportionately, made after roughly 40,000 Palestinians had already been killed.