Femke Halsema

Crime

Dutch Jews decry courts, media, politics as mild verdicts handed down for Nov. ‘Jew hunt’ 4 receive light sentences for roles in last year’s Amsterdam riots after soccer match with Maccabi Tel Aviv; critics note prosecutors didn’t charge perpetrators with antisemitism

March 19, 2025   

(Times of Israel) A criminal court in Amsterdam on Wednesday sentenced four perpetrators of a “Jew hunt” in November to prison terms ranging from 11 days to three months. The four defendants were part of a group of as many as several […]

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.

November 18, 2024   

(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 […]

Crime

Hamas tied to Amsterdam pogrom, Israeli officials say A Dutch Palestinian group is identified as the primary organization behind the coordinated attack on sports fans, among others associated with PFLP.

November 13, 2024 and   

(Israel Hayom) Israeli intelligence officials have identified Dutch organizations with Hamas ties as primary instigators of last week’s disturbances in Amsterdam, according to a report released Wednesday by Israel’s Ministry of Diaspora Affairs. The report details how several local organizations allegedly utilized […]

Government & Politics

Mosque loudspeaker saga continues

May 6, 2020   

(Toronto Sun) Last week when I wrote about a single mosque in Toronto using four loudspeakers to declare “Allah is the Greatest” and that there is “No God, but Allah,” I thought it was the case of one mosque, a few zealots […]