Amsterdam mayor says she regrets use of word 'pogrom'
17 hours ago · The Mayor of Amsterdam has said she regrets using the word 'pogrom' to describe the attacks on Israeli football fans in the Dutch capital following the match between Maccabi Tel Aviv and AFC Ajax.
Amsterdam mayor regrets use of word 'pogrom' to describe …
1 day ago · Amsterdam Mayor Femke Halsema addresses an emergency meeting of the Amsterdam city council on November 12, 2024, days after mass violence against Israeli tourists following a soccer game in the ...
Amsterdam mayor says pogrom targeting Israelis was not a …
1 day ago · Updated: NOVEMBER 18, 2024 18:26. AMSTERDAM MAYOR Femke Halsema attends a new conference following the pogrom against Israeli soccer fans in the city last week. The mayor called it ‘an outburst ...
Amsterdam mayor walks back ‘pogrom’ label for assaults
1 day ago · Credit: The Municipality of Amsterdam. (Nov. 18, 2024 / JNS) Amsterdam Mayor Femke Halsema on Sunday appeared to retract her use of the word “pogrom” in connection with the mass assaults by Arabs on Israelis in her city on Nov. 7. Halsema, a former leader of the left-wing D66 party, said during a panel discussion on the NOS broadcaster that ...
Amsterdam mayor says “pogrom” is being used as propaganda
1 day ago · Amsterdam mayor Femke Halsema has said she would not again use the word “pogrom” when talking about the violence surrounding the Ajax-Maccabi Tel Aviv football match earlier this month, saying the word was now being used as propaganda. Halsema also told current affairs show Nieuwsuur on Sunday evening that she should have mentioned the trouble caused by Maccabi supporters before and after ...
Amsterdam bans protests for three days following violent attacks …
Nov 8, 2024 · Amsterdam Mayor Femke Halsema said criminals on scooters searched the city in search of Maccabi supporters in “hit-and-run” attacks. “This is a terrible moment for our city …
Amsterdam mayor condemns 'hit and run' attacks on Israeli …
Nov 8, 2024 · The news conference has just finished - here's a recap of the main lines: Amsterdam Mayor Femke Halsema said the city is looking back at a " black night and a dark day " where Jewish life and ...
Amsterdam Mayor Regrets Calling Attack on Israeli Soccer Fans
1 day ago · In an interview with Dutch media, the mayor of Amsterdam revealed that she regrets her use of the word "pogrom" during a press conference to describe the violent attacks against Israeli soccer fans after a game, saying that it has been "politicized to the point of propaganda." Mayor Femke Halsema also said she should have mentioned the behavior ...
Amsterdam: We must not turn blind eye to antisemitism, says …
Nov 8, 2024 · Mayor Halsema said Dutch counter-terror co-ordinator NCTV had not flagged any concrete threat about the game itself as there was no animosity between the fans of the two clubs.
Pro-Palestinian protesters detained in Amsterdam after city ... - CBS News
Nov 10, 2024 · Amsterdam Mayor Femke Halsema banned all demonstrations over the weekend in the aftermath of the grim scenes of youths on scooters and on foot attacking Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters on...