FDF leader says Jews should not take his comments personally

Mark van den Oever, the leader of Farmers Defense Force, does not regret his controversial statements, where he compared the situation of farmers now with that of Jews during World War II. Van den Oever said that Jews who may feel hurt should not take his comments personally. Many farmers in the Netherlands oppose the new plan to cut nitrogen emissions that Van der Wal presented recently. On June 10, angry farmers visited Van der Wal's home in protest, where they spoke with her, presented her with a letter of dismissal and dumped a hay bale on her front lawn.