Amsterdam mayor takes back 'pogrom' comments following Maccabi-Ajax violence
Amsterdam mayor takes back 'pogrom' comments following Maccabi-Ajax violence
Femke Halsema said Israel 'bypassed' Dutch authorities and that the description had been 'turned into propaganda'
The mayor of Amsterdam has taken back comments describing violence that took place following a football match between Israeli and Dutch teams earlier this month as a "pogrom", and has said Israel "bypassed" Dutch authorities regarding the details of the events.
Mayor Femke Halsema was speaking on Sunday evening on Dutch state broadcaster NPO's News Hour programme.
On 6 and 7 November, travelling Maccabi Tel Aviv fans stirred trouble in different parts of the Dutch capital by chanting racist anti-Arab slogans ahead of their Uefa Europa League match against Amsterdam club Ajax.
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