The statement made by the Mayor of Amsterdam is utterly unacceptable. The failure that occurred on that night must not be compounded by a further grave failure: a cover-up. Hundreds of Israeli fans who came to watch a football match were pursued and attacked, targeted by a mob asking for their passports to check if they were citizens of the Jewish state. There is no other word for this than a pogrom. The application of the term "pogrom" was not an Israeli invention. It was used by Dutch politicians who recognized the severity and antisemitic nature of the incident, including @geertwilderspvv (PVV), @lientje1967 (BBB), and @chris_stoffer (SGP). We will never again accept the persecution of Jews on the soil of Europe or anywhere else!
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