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Israeli and Foreign Media Outlets Revise Coverage of Amsterdam Attacks on Israeli Soccer Fans
The U.K.'s Sky News and Israel's Channel 12 removed references to anti-Arab behavior after facing criticism over their coverage of soccer match violence
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Meanwhile, Israeli news outlet Channel 12 deleted its post about Maccabi Tel Aviv fans tearing down a Palestinian flag after the network faced backlash, including from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's son, Yair......
On Friday, the outlet posted a report on X by correspondent Keren Betzalel, who said on air, "There are claims that these street altercations between Maccabi Tel Aviv fans and Muslim groups began on Wednesday night, when, according to reports from Amsterdam, Maccabi Tel Aviv fans walking the streets saw Palestinian flags hanging on various buildings or residences, tore them down and got into loud altercations with Muslim taxi drivers."
Yair Netanyahu posted Channel 12's report on his Telegram channel, commenting, "Whose side is Channel 12 on?"....
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After activist Ariel Bernstein was heavily criticized for a post in which he said that Israeli fans were "walking around central Amsterdam, cursing, threatening, bullying, and adding a lot of unnecessary fuel to an already tense situation between communities," he issued a clarification.
"I would like to explain what I meant, for anyone who cares," Bernstein wrote on X. "There is absolutely no justification for organized violence against fans in any form. Violence against innocent people is wrong.
"At the same time," he added, "the bullying behavior of Maccabi fans beforehand is also part of the story. There's no denying it. My main criticism is directed at the Israeli media, which isn't telling the whole story."
Source : haaretz
Link : https://archive.md/7ZgKt
The U.K.'s Sky News and Israel's Channel 12 removed references to anti-Arab behavior after facing criticism over their coverage of soccer match violence
(snip)
Meanwhile, Israeli news outlet Channel 12 deleted its post about Maccabi Tel Aviv fans tearing down a Palestinian flag after the network faced backlash, including from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's son, Yair......
On Friday, the outlet posted a report on X by correspondent Keren Betzalel, who said on air, "There are claims that these street altercations between Maccabi Tel Aviv fans and Muslim groups began on Wednesday night, when, according to reports from Amsterdam, Maccabi Tel Aviv fans walking the streets saw Palestinian flags hanging on various buildings or residences, tore them down and got into loud altercations with Muslim taxi drivers."
Yair Netanyahu posted Channel 12's report on his Telegram channel, commenting, "Whose side is Channel 12 on?"....
(snip)
After activist Ariel Bernstein was heavily criticized for a post in which he said that Israeli fans were "walking around central Amsterdam, cursing, threatening, bullying, and adding a lot of unnecessary fuel to an already tense situation between communities," he issued a clarification.
"I would like to explain what I meant, for anyone who cares," Bernstein wrote on X. "There is absolutely no justification for organized violence against fans in any form. Violence against innocent people is wrong.
"At the same time," he added, "the bullying behavior of Maccabi fans beforehand is also part of the story. There's no denying it. My main criticism is directed at the Israeli media, which isn't telling the whole story."
Source : haaretz
Link : https://archive.md/7ZgKt
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