Stripping dual nationals of their Dutch passports if they are found guilty of anti-Semitism has been backed by the right-wing Dutch coalition, in the wake of last week’s trouble in Amsterdam.

The far-right PVV, the pro-countryside BBB and the right-wing Liberal VVD all came out in favour of the idea during Wednesday’s debate on the football-related violence, in which Israeli nationals were targeted. The fourth coalition party NSC has not yet given a concrete reaction to the plan.

Currently people can only be stripped of their Dutch nationality if they are convicted of terrorism offences or form a threat to national security.

Anti-Semitism is a form of terror, prime minister Dick Schoof said during the debate. “The aim of terrorism is to make people more afraid,” he said. “You can imagine using the term terrorism to describe what happened last Thursday.”

In addition, he said, the cabinet is prepared to investigate whether anti-Semitism can be included as one of the crimes that can lead to someone being stripped of their Dutch passport.

Since 2017, 25 people have been stripped of their Dutch nationality for either terrorism or for being a national security threat. Several other cases are still going through the courts.

People can also only be stripped of their Dutch nationality if they hold a second passport. 

The coalition accord between the four parties states that they will look into widening the number of reasons to lose Dutch nationality. They also want to increase the residency requirement to become Dutch to 10 years and reduce the options for keeping your original passport.

In total five people were taken to hospital and 20 to 30 injured in a spate of violent attacks in the city, which Amsterdam mayor Femke Halsema said were carried out by “youths on scooters”.