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...think that now the South Moluccan terrorists have killed innocent people [Dec. 22], they should be admitted to the United Nations as Yasser Arafat...
Shortly after noon last Friday, the bright flag of the self-proclaimed South Moluccan Republic-red, with green, white and red bars-was pulled back inside a window of the Indonesian consulate in Amsterdam. Minutes later, 25 hostages-ten women and 15 men, most of them Indonesian-walked out of the building, cheering, waving and smiling. Soon afterward their seven captors surrendered to Dutch police. Thus ended one of the most bizarre episodes of terrorism in recent years...
Around the country, Dutchmen grew more and more outraged by what they saw as an abuse of their tolerance and good will. One South Moluccan clergyman delivered a stern warning to his compatriots: "There are Dutchmen who want revenge on us. Call the police immediately if you're threatened. Never go anywhere all by yourself. We must remain on good terms with the Dutch...
...real South Moluccan troublemakers model themselves after the Palestine Liberation Organization. They demand the creation of an independent state in the islands that they-or, more typically, their parents-were forced to flee after the Dutch left and the Indonesians took over in 1950. Most of the islanders living in The Netherlands recognize that the goal of an independent South Molucca is scarcely realistic. Johan Manusama, 65, president of the self-styled South Moluccan government-in-exile, regularly appears on television to urge Dutchmen not to punish other South Moluccans for the sins of the young "freedom fighters" holding...
Dutch anger at the South Moluccans could subside as quickly as it arose once the grim episode has been concluded. Nonetheless, hundreds of citizens lined up last week to sign a petition calling for especially severe penalties for terrorist crimes. At week's end, there was great concern for the fate of the 25 hostages held by the South Moluccan terrorists at the Indonesian consulate-especially after seven shots were heard inside the building on Sunday...