Media Coverage of Amsterdam Soccer Riot Erases Zionist Hatred and Violence
Rather than acknowledging that there was ethnic animosity on both sides, some articles about the melee elevated the violence to the level of a “pogrom.”
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Elsie Carson-Holt is a FAIR intern. She graduated from Wheaton College Massachusetts in 2024 with a double major in English and political science, and a minor in journalism. Her work has also appeared in publications such The Boston Globe, LGBTQ Nation and the Indypendent.


Rather than acknowledging that there was ethnic animosity on both sides, some articles about the melee elevated the violence to the level of a “pogrom.”


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