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Dutch politician and filmmaker

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Femke Halsema: Dutch politician and filmmaker
Femke Halsema is a Dutch politician and filmmaker. On 27 June 2018, she was appointed Mayor of Amsterdam and began serving a six-year term on 12 July 2018. She is the first woman to hold the position on a non-interim basis. She previously was a member of the House of Representatives for the leftist green party, GroenLinks from 1998 to 2011, and served as the party's parliamentary leader from 2002 to 2010.

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Amsterdam mayor says she regrets use of word 'pogrom' to describe attacks on Israelis [Video]

Amsterdam mayor says she regrets use of word 'pogrom' to describe attacks on Israelis

Femke Halsema used the term to describe the violence which followed a football match between Maccabi Tel Aviv and the local Ajax football club.

Credit: euronews (in English)     Duration: 01:23Published

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Femke Halsema condemns a night of violence following a Europa League football match.
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