The mayors who do not wear a yarmulke indicate that they follow the statement of the Dutch Society of Mayors (NGB). It reads: “This private initiative is based on good intentions to support the Jewish community. As mayors, we abhor any form of anti-Semitism and – where necessary – we propagate it. With or without a yarmulke. We doubt However, whether the wearing of an orange yarmulke by (male) mayors on a national holiday is appropriate.”