'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.
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 of antisemitism the likes of which we hoped not to see again in Amsterdam.’(photo credit: PIROSCHKA VAN DE WOUW/REUTERS)Updated: