Was the official response to Amsterdam riots biased and Islamophobic? | Inside Story

Amsterdam is struggling to shake off the unease following the violence provoked by fans of the Israeli football club Maccabi Tel Aviv. The visiting supporters burned Palestinian flags and abused people of Arab descent, in the lead-up to their club's match against local giants Ajax. The angry backlash that followed, and the official response to it, is raising questions. Could the rioting have been foreseen and prevented? Does the official response reveal deep-rooted racism and Islamophobia? Presenter: Mohammad Jamjoom. Guests: Mouin Rabbani, Non-resident Fellow, Center for Conflict & Humanitarian Studies Jazie Veldhuyzen, Amsterdam City Council Member Yuval Gal, Jewish community activist Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Netherlands #Amsterdam #AmsterdamRiots #AmsterdamUnrest #AmsterdamViolence #DutchPolice #Ajax #MaccabiTelAviv #AmsterdamProtestBan #FreePalestine #PalestineSolidarityProtests #GazaSolidarityProtests #WarOnGaza #AlJazeeraEnglish