If I had been prime minister, I would have offered apologies to the Dutch Jewish community without hesitation. This would refer both to our government's attitude during the Second World War and to the very late postwar discovery that the… — Els Borst Copy Share Image
I have always lived in Amsterdam. During the war, we inhabited the Rivieren neighborhood where many Jews lived at the time. Our downstairs neighbors were Jews, and there were also Jews a few houses from us. We saw how they… — Els Borst Copy Share Image
There are many nice, peaceful Muslims, but the Netherlands is far too tolerant regarding the statements of the radical wing of Islam. — Els Borst Copy Share Image
If everything is God's will, then so is the invention of the vaccine, just like the seatbelt. — Els Borst Copy Share Image
If I had been prime minister, I would have offered apologies to the Dutch Jewish community without hesitation. This would refer both to our… — Els Borst Copy Share Image
I have always lived in Amsterdam. During the war, we inhabited the Rivieren neighborhood where many Jews lived at the time. Our downstairs neighbors… — Els Borst Copy Share Image
My feeling is that if all Catholics or Reformed Christians had been deported to Germany, the Dutch government in London would have instructed the… — Els Borst Copy Share Image
