FOOTAGE shared on social media has shown how Sky News edited footage on violence in Amsterdam on Thursday night.
We previously told how the broadcaster deleted a tweet about football fans from Israel chanting racist slurs before being attacked in the city following a Europa League match between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Ajax.
It has been reported that before the game, hundreds of Israeli supporters held a “vocal rally” in the main square of Amsterdam where they were seen tearing down Palestinian flags.
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Sky News had shared a tweet to an article about the violence which highlighted the behaviour of Maccabi Tel Aviv’s fans.
The deleted tweet said: “Maccabi Tel Aviv fans tore down Palestinian flags and chanted racist anti-Arab slogans.”
One account shared the differences between the two videos with the first more explicitly calling out the behaviour of Maccabi Tel Aviv fans.
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The reporter can be heard saying: “Maccabi fans were seen attacking locals as a police car can be seen driving by.”
However, a re-edited video did not make direct reference to fans of any one club with the reporter instead saying: “A video, posted on social media, shows a large group of hooded men dressed in black running down the street and striking people at random.”
Underneath the re-edited video, Sky News said: “This is a re-edit of a previous video which didn’t meet Sky News’ standards for balance and impartiality.”
Amsterdam councillor Jazie Veldhuyzen had previously said: “They (Israeli fans) began attacking houses of people in Amsterdam with Palestinian flags, so that’s actually where the violence started.”
Videos had also shown Israeli fans shouting anti-Arab slurs, with lines reportedly including “no schools in Gaza because there are no children left” and “let the IDF win to f*** the Arabs”.
Dutch police confirmed that 57 people had been arrested as a result of the disorder.
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he was sending “rescue planes” for the Israeli fans.
Sky News has been contacted for further comment.
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