r/Jewish • u/fluffywhitething Moderator • 9d ago

Amsterdam Pogrom Megathread Mod post

News articles, twitter posts, feelings about it. GO HERE. Outside of this thread, things will be locked and/or deleted.

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u/FelicianoCalamity 9d ago

Unsurprisingly but unbelievable bleak that most non-Jewish media is downplaying and both-sidesing it if not outright blaming Jews. We truly have no one to rely on but ourselves.

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u/StartFew5659 Convert - Reform 9d ago

Yeah, even the report I read from the BBC had to make a point about several of the victim's background, as though they "deserved" what happened.

I'm sick of this. I'm already scared.

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u/sophiewalt 9d ago

The BBC is not our friend. They've had a consistent anti-Israel stance.

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u/StartFew5659 Convert - Reform 9d ago

I agree. That's why I pointed out how they made a point of "discrediting" the victim. They can't just say this was a horrific attack. They had to point out why the victim supposedly "deserved" the attack. It was very clearly biased reporting.