The roses are for every Amsterdammer, Muslim, Jew or of other faiths and origins, and also for the rioters in Amsterdam-West, Eliezer Wolff, a rabbi from Amsterdam, told reporters. The violent battle must be fought with love.
In an attempt to calm tensions, religious leaders from different faith backgrounds gathered to lay white roses at the statue of Anne Frank, symbolizing a desire for unity in the face of escalating violence.
Days after Amsterdam was gripped by what officials described as a toxic cocktail of hooliganism, antisemitism and anger over the war in Palestine and Israel, leaders sought to repair community ties.
Local Jewish and Muslim communities are grappling with fear in the aftermath of violence linked to a football match between Ajax and Maccabi Tel Aviv, as unrest spread across the city.
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