Gijs de Vries

The key to tackling Islamist fundamentalism and terrorism from the Islamist community is in the hands of moderate Muslims. ↗

— Gijs de Vries

#fundamentalism #hands #key #moderate #muslims

The majority of the world's Muslims do not believe that terrorism is a legitimate strategy or that Islam is incompatible with democracy. ↗

— Gijs de Vries

#democracy #incompatible #islam #legitimate #majority

The violent radicals do not legitimately represent the overwhelming majority of the world's Muslims. ↗

— Gijs de Vries

#majority #muslims #overwhelming #overwhelming majority #radicals

There are no automatic links between poverty and terrorism. Among millions of poor people in the world, only a few turn to terrorism. ↗

— Gijs de Vries

#automatic #between #few #links #millions

There is a series of sectors which could be severely disrupted by terrorist attacks, particularly if they were to happen in several member states simultaneously. ↗

— Gijs de Vries

#could #disrupted #happen #member #member states

Ultimately, freedom and democracy are stronger than fear and tyranny. ↗

— Gijs de Vries

#fear #freedom #stronger #than #tyranny

We are familiar with terrorism. But indiscriminate, cross-border, religiously motivated terrorism is new. ↗

— Gijs de Vries

#indiscriminate #motivated #new #religiously #terrorism

We have an integrated picture of the threat from outside and from within that is provided not only to our foreign ministers but also to our justice and interior ministers. ↗

— Gijs de Vries

#foreign #integrated #interior #justice #ministers

We remain vulnerable. There is no such thing as 100 percent security against terrorism. ↗

— Gijs de Vries

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We still lack a global definition of terrorism. ↗

— Gijs de Vries

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