Israeli fans were attacked in Amsterdam, and their country sends two military planes to rescue them.
"It's a shame that this can happen in the Netherlands. Totally unacceptable”
Geert Wilders, leader of the strongest Dutch government party, commented on what happened in the Dutch capital.
And indeed, the sequences of images leave little doubt, as they sometimes march dressed in the Palestinian flag, run away from the police, or even chase and beat Israeli supporters by hooded figures.
The Jerusalem Post's information from local authorities, ten Israelis who came to the Dutch capital for Thursday night's Maccabi-Ajax match were beaten.
What's even more terrible is that two people have disappeared - one of them is Guy Avidor, a 33-year-old Bulgarian-Israeli living in London. Allegedly, the attackers also attempted to kidnap people.
The paper also revealed footage from social media where Israelis are being beaten and chased with knives. The cruelty of the perpetrators is typical, for example, in one of the recordings, they take turns kicking a person who has been lying unconscious for a long time.
As the newspaper reports, several videos show Israelis jumping into the canal to avoid the rioters, and in one of the videos, a man is being kicked to the ground as he shouts in vain that "I'm not Jewish!". It was a shocking moment when a man called a fellow fan, but it was not he who answered the phone, but an Arab voice.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu immediately sent two military planes, medical and rescue teams to rescue the fans in trouble, as his office said it was monitoring the events to the highest degree, and called on the Dutch government and security forces to take immediate action against the rioters.
Until now, the National Security Council has advised Israelis to stay indoors and avoid wearing Israeli and Jewish symbols.
The assault units of the Dutch police attacked the Jew-beaters, and according to the spokesman, 57 people were arrested.
Jewish Fans of Maccabi Tel Aviv FC were leaving a Soccer Match tonight in Amsterdam, when they were Attacked and Beaten by Crowds of Arabs that were waiting outside the Stadium. At least 12 injuries are being reported, including several deemed to be serious; with Jews said to… pic.twitter.com/ORD0EBxgEc
— OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) November 8, 2024
There is also information circulating that the Arabs in Amsterdam had planned the entire operation in advance and were waiting for the Israelis in ambush. Others blamed the Dutch police for not escorting the Israeli fans on their way home.
"The Dutch police sold us out to be lynched by the Arabs"
said a fan.
Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett called what happened an organized and planned pogrom, adding:
"Arabs go on a rampage and brutally beat Israeli tourists ... innocent people are run over, beaten, chased into the river".
Israel's UN ambassador called on the international organization to condemn the pogrom. "These are the true faces of the supporters of radical terrorism that we are fighting against," he wrote.
National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir wrote that "this is not only an insult to Jews and Israelis, but a warning sign for all European countries against radical Muslim violence.
Those who turn a blind eye to Islamic terrorism in the Middle East encounter it at home in Europe and the West. Today the victims were Israelis, tomorrow they will be you Europeans"
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The paper also quotes Wilders, who stated that "Muslims with Palestinian flags are hunting Jews. I will NOT accept this. NEVER. The authorities will be held accountable for failing to protect Israeli citizens.”
He also demanded on X to "produce and deport the multicultural scum who attacked the Maccabi Tel Aviv fans".
It is worth noting that the Wilders announced a hard-line migration policy - the Dutch Freedom Party essentially won the election with this.
According to the Dutch authorities, the situation had calmed down in the morning, and a police spokesman said that fifty-seven people had been arrested. The Israelis were asked to seek shelter, to hide. Based on reports from the Netherlands, the Israeli press wrote that the attackers spoke Arabic in many places and shouted pro-Palestinian slogans.
Featured Image: Anti-Israel protesters with a Palestinian flag before the UEFA Europa League soccer match between Ajax Amsterdam and Maccabi Tel Aviv on November 7, 2024 in Amsterdam. MTI/EPA/ANP/Jeroen Jumelet
