Crime

‘Amsterdam riots were not pogrom,’ mayor says, defending Muslim population Femka Halsema accused the Israeli government and Dutch politicians of using the term 'pogrom' as propaganda to attack the Muslim community.

(Jerusalem Post) Amsterdam Mayor Femka Halsema said she regretted calling the riots in Amsterdam a “pogrom” because this was being used to discriminate against the Moroccan-Muslim population of the city, Dutch media reported on Monday. The riots that erupted following an Ajax-Maccabi […]

Children & Teens

Antwerp police arrest five, as fears of a ‘Jew hunt’ rise following calls to action on social media After the Amsterdam pogrom, calls began to appear on social media for local youth to organize a jodenjacht (Jew hunt); five youths were administratively arrested and then released.

(Jerusalem Post) Antwerp police arrested five people as part of proactive operations against a suspected “Jew hunt” following calls to action on social media, according to De Morgen. A police spokesperson told De Morgen that five people had been put under administrative […]