Samidun's agent accused of terrorism is banned from entering the Netherlands

Mohammed Khatib, Brussels-based Palestinian activist and European coordinator of what is described as a terrorist organization SamidunThe man who was supposed to give a speech at Radboud University in Nijmegen, the Netherlands, this week has been banned from entering the country by Dutch authorities.

In a joint statement issued by Justice and Security Minister David van Weel and Asylum Minister Marjolein Faber, Khatib’s presence in the Netherlands was declared “highly undesirable” and the two officials said Khatib “justifies violence, including violence by organisations, He added: “He condones and glorifies it.” He warned about the radicalizing effects of the discourse “He is on the terrorist list of the European Union… (and) he actively expresses his support for terrorist organizations.”

This ban comes just weeks after both the United States and Canada designated Samidun as a terrorist organization, following a motion passed by Parliament. Dutch parliament The group also has to be banned, which must pass through the government to come into force.

In their appointment, the USA and Canada accused Samidun of collecting donations on behalf of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), defined as a terrorist organization, which took part in and stood behind the murders and hostage taking during the October 7 massacre. The assassination of Rina Shnerb in 2019 and the assassination of Israeli minister Rehavam Ze’evi in 2001, and others.

Khatib is the European coordinator of Samidoun, a group designated by the United States, Canada and Israel as a fake charity group raising money for the PFLP, and banned in Germany due to its support for violence and endangering public safety. He was also mentioned as a member of the PFLP in various Palestinian and Arabic-speaking media.

This is not the first time Khatib has been denied entry to a country. It was reported that his visa application to the USA was rejected for similar reasons in 2017. In this context, it was reported last year that Khatib was at risk of having his asylum status in Belgium revoked due to his activities.

Khatib is also known for his ties to terrorist leaders: in 2024, as a leading figure in “Masar Badil”, another proxy of the PFLP, he led and hosted two webinars with Hamas leaders Basem Naim and Husam Badran and Samidun. Supporting violence and terrorism and active across Europe and beyond, showing extensive involvement with these figures.

Exposing violent rhetoric

Khatib’s violent rhetoric was revealed on several occasions, including at a rally in front of the European Parliament in the asylum city of Brussels in 2022, where he stood next to operatives dressed as militants of the Lions’ Den terrorist group and called for the overthrow of the European Union. Defeat “this colonial entity” together with Israel, Canada and the USA.

In another example in 2023, also in Brussels, “Long live the rifle!” Long live the Lion’s Den!” and praising the “resistance in Gaza” as “the only representative of the Palestinian people” and rejecting what he sees as “an absurd, racist, two-state solution.”

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On his website, Samidun condemned Hatib’s ban from entering the Netherlands:

“This repression is another form of support for genocide and an attempt to silence any voice of opposition against Dutch complicity in the occupation. Moreover, the ban is a racist and colonialist tool used to restrict the freedom of movement of a Palestinian refugee who is currently unable to enter his own country. “This also amounts to an attack on the Palestinian liberation movement as a whole and, in particular, on the thousands of Palestinian prisoners who struggle and organize in colonial prisons under the torture and violent abuse of the Zionist regime.”

The Netherlands is a hotbed for Hamas-related fundraising activity and is led by Lebanese-born Dutch national Amin Abu Rashed, one of the main operators of this activity on the continent, according to a report launched this month by the European Leadership Network (ELNET). He was arrested in June last year on suspicion of funneling millions of dollars to Hamas through fake aid groups.

Exposing violent rhetoric

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