Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday requested his counterpart within the Netherlands to offer extra safety for Israelis after followers of the Maccabi Tel Aviv FC soccer crew have been attacked on Thursday by anti-Israel protesters.
Moreover, the Israeli Protection Forces stated it might “instantly deploy a rescue mission” to Amsterdam led by the IDF’s House Entrance Command, in accordance with the Instances of Israel.
The Israeli Overseas Ministry stated that as much as 20 of its nationals have been injured whereas seven others stay unreachable for the reason that assaults.
ISRAELI SOCCER FANS TARGETED IN WAVE OF VIOLENCE IN AMSTERDAM
Anti-Israel agitators display at Amsterdam’s Anton de Komplein sq. forward of the UEFA Europa League soccer match between Ajax and Maccabi Tel Aviv on Nov. 7, 2024. (JEROEN JUMELET/ANP/AFP by way of Getty Photographs)
Talking with Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof after the assaults, Netanyahu stated he takes the “premeditated assaults” significantly. He urged Schoof to bolster safety for Israelis within the nation. In the meantime, Israel is doing its personal half to handle its personal within the Netherlands.
Planes have been despatched to the Netherlands to convey again Israelis, together with those that have been injured, in accordance with the Instances of Israel. They’ve additionally added extra telephone traces on the embassy and within the Overseas Ministry’s scenario room.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog referred to as Thursday’s assaults essentially the most alarming factor to occur to Jews for the reason that Oct. 7, 2023 assaults by Hamas terrorists in southern Israel.
“We awoke this morning to stunning photos and movies that since October seventh, we had hoped by no means to see once more: an antisemitic pogrom at the moment going down towards Maccabi Tel Aviv followers and Israeli residents within the coronary heart of Amsterdam, Netherlands,” Herzog wrote on X.
“This can be a severe incident, a warning signal for any nation that needs to uphold the values of freedom.”Â
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Followers of Maccabi Tel Aviv stage a pro-Israel demonstration on the Dam Sq., lighting up flares and chanting slogans forward of the UEFA Europa League match between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Ajax in Amsterdam, Netherlands on November 07, 2024. (Mouneb Taim/Anadolu by way of Getty Photographs)
The Dutch prime minister on Friday referred to as the “antisemitic” assaults on Israeli soccer followers “unacceptable” and stated the “perpetrators will probably be tracked down and prosecuted.”
Movies on social media confirmed a number of fights taking place within the streets outdoors the stadium the place Maccabi Tel Aviv FC was taking part in Ajax. Days earlier, Spanish media reported that anti-Israel agitators would protest outdoors the stadium to focus on Israel’s soccer membership and its followers.
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Supporters of Maccabi Tel Aviv maintain flags at Dam sq. forward of the Europa League soccer match between Ajax and Maccabi Tel Aviv, in Amsterdam on November 7, 2024. (JEROEN JUMELET/ANP/AFP by way of Getty Photographs)
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The IDF has barred troopers from flying to Amsterdam, however “distinctive requests will probably be examined individually,” the navy acknowledged.
