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From nltimes.nl

Mayor wouldn't use "pogrom" for Amsterdam violence if she could do it again

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If Amsterdam mayor Femke Halsema could repeat the press conference on the day after the Ajax vs Maccabi Tel Aviv match, she would not use the word “pogrom” again in relation to the violence in her city. Israel and Dutch national politics have used the term as propaganda to increase the divides...

#ajax #theday #maccabi #telaviv #femkehalsema #Israel #pogrom #halsema #niederlande #amsterdam

15h ago

From independent.ie

‘We were fighting for our lives… it was like being in a washing machine’: Survivors recall 2004 tsunami ahead of anniversary

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Survivors of the 2004 Stephen’s Day Indian Ocean tsunami described how they were “fighting for our lives” on the day, ahead of the release of a new documentary marking the 20th anniversary of the disaster.

#20th #theday #stephen #indianocean

16h ago