With files from Common Dreams
Western corporate media and politicians have portrayed events in Amsterdam on Thursday, November 7 when soccer fans from Israel clashed with local residents before and after a Europa League soccer match involving their team Maccabi Tel Aviv, in a totally one-sided way. It is becoming clear that their representation of events is wildly inaccurate and aimed to let the fans off-the-hook for their actions.
US officials, including even President Joe Biden, were quick to claim that what occurred was akin to a pogrom.
It soon became apparent, however, that this was a misrepresentation of events and lacked context.
According to UK commentator Owen Jones, Sky News even changed its report:
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