Mayor wouldn't use "pogrom" for Amsterdam violence if she could do it again
If Amsterdam mayor Femke Halsema could repeat the press conference on the day after the Ajax vs Maccabi Tel Aviv match, she would not use the word “pogrom” again in relation to the violence in her city.
FM Sa’ar slams Amsterdam mayor for backtracking on use of word ‘pogrom’ to describe antisemitic violence
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Amsterdam mayor condemns the ‘antisemitism, hooliganism’ behind attacks on Israelis
City officials say 10 Israelis were arrested ahead of Thursday's soccer match; Dutch police warn of fresh calls for rioting after anti-Israel protesters set fire to tram car Monday
The Buildup to Attacks on Israeli Football Supporters in Amsterdam
On the day of the game, Maccabi supporters were filmed chanting anti-Arab slogans in front of the National Monument on Amsterdam's central Dam square, including "Fuck you Palestine", in videos verified by Reuters.
Amsterdam mayor says she regrets use of word 'pogrom' to describe attacks on Israelis
Femke Halsema used the term to describe the violence which followed a football match between Maccabi Tel Aviv and the local Ajax football club. View on euronews
Amsterdam mayor regrets labeling Maccabi and Ajax clashes a «pogrom»
After the Europa League match between Ajax and Maccabi Tel-Aviv on November 7th, violence erupted in Amsterdam. Israeli fans were attacked by men on scooters in the city streets, fueled by anti-Semitic calls on social media.
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Israeli ministers hit out at Halsema’s backtrack over “pogrom”
Israeli ministers have hit out at Amsterdam mayor Femke Halsema who has backtracked on her use of the word pogrom when ...
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Amsterdam Mayor retracts 'massacre' comment on clashes between Israeli, Moroccan-Dutch fans
Amsterdam Mayor Femke Halsema has walked back her use of the term “massacre” to describe violent clashes between Israeli fans and Dutch fans of Moroccan descent that occurred earlier this month. In a ...
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Asylum Minister rejects working with former spokesperson for Amsterdam Mayor
Asylum Minister Marjolein Faber has refused to work with the former spokesperson for Amsterdam Mayor Femke Halsema. The spokesperson had been appointed to fill a vacancy on Faber’s team, but the ...
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Amsterdam mayor says “pogrom” is being used as propaganda
Amsterdam mayor Femke Halsema has said she would not again use the word “pogrom” when talking about the violence surrounding ...
The Antisemitic Riot in Amsterdam
Israeli soccer fans are hunted and attacked by a violent mob in the streets of a European city.
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Dutch official resigns over post-pogrom ‘polarization’
Ex-undersecretary Nora Achahbar, who was born in Morocco, quit after right-wing pol Geert Wilders called for the deportation ...
Amsterdam violence exposes tensions in Dutch society: 'We cannot be made into enemies'
There are concerns the unrest has damaged community relations and tensions have spilled over into politics too.
A clearer picture is slowly emerging of the violence involving soccer fans in Amsterdam
A week after Israeli soccer fans were attacked in the streets of Amsterdam, triggering damning accusations of a "Jew hunt" in a city with an ugly history of antisemitism, a clearer picture of what ...