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[followup] Amsterdam Mayor Retracts 'Pogrom' Comment After Political Backlash, Warns Against Polarization
Amsterdam Mayor Femke Halsema has walked back her controversial use of the term #pogrom when describing targeted attacks on Israeli football supporters during the Ajax-Maccabi Tel Aviv match. While initially standing by her statement in an emergency council debate, she now tells Nieuwsuur she regrets using the historically charged term, saying it's been weaponized as propaganda by the Israeli government and Dutch politicians to discriminate against Moroccan and Muslim communities.
[…] "The Amsterdam mayor believes that the term has been used as 'propaganda' by, among others, the #Israeli government and politicians in The Hague. 'That's not how I meant or intended it,' she tells Nieuwsuur."
Her retraction comes amid heightened tensions over the #Gaza conflict, where she criticizes The Hague politicians for inflaming divisions by framing the football violence as an "integration problem." With 45 suspects identified and nine in custody, Halsema emphasizes the need for community cohesion, urging national politicians to "get to work and stop quarreling" while acknowledging local authorities' partial failure to maintain security during the events.
Dutch https://nos.nl/nieuwsuur/artikel/2544887-halsema-zou-woord-pogrom-niet-opnieuw-gebruiken
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Amsterdam Mayor Femke Halsema has walked back her controversial use of the term #pogrom when describing targeted attacks on Israeli football supporters during the Ajax-Maccabi Tel Aviv match. While initially standing by her statement in an emergency council debate, she now tells Nieuwsuur she regrets using the historically charged term, saying it's been weaponized as propaganda by the Israeli government and Dutch politicians to discriminate against Moroccan and Muslim communities.
[…] "The Amsterdam mayor believes that the term has been used as 'propaganda' by, among others, the #Israeli government and politicians in The Hague. 'That's not how I meant or intended it,' she tells Nieuwsuur."
Her retraction comes amid heightened tensions over the #Gaza conflict, where she criticizes The Hague politicians for inflaming divisions by framing the football violence as an "integration problem." With 45 suspects identified and nine in custody, Halsema emphasizes the need for community cohesion, urging national politicians to "get to work and stop quarreling" while acknowledging local authorities' partial failure to maintain security during the events.
Dutch https://nos.nl/nieuwsuur/artikel/2544887-halsema-zou-woord-pogrom-niet-opnieuw-gebruiken
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palestine group (nprofile…cu97)
#IsraelWarCrimes
#Nederland #FemkeHalsema
#Maccabi #Amsterdam