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Israeli soccer fans attacked by wave of violence in Amsterdam

Sakege November 8, 2024

Maccabi Tel Aviv FC Supporters were reportedly subjected to violence in Amsterdam on Thursday before and during the soccer team’s match against Ajax.

Videos posted on social media appeared to show multiple fights in the streets.

Spanish media reported earlier in the week. anti-Israel agitators He would protest in front of the stadium where the match was being played, directed against the club and its fans.

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Israeli fans with flags in the stands. (Reuters/Jennifer Lorenzini)

Danny Danon, Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations, gave an exclusive statement to Fox News Digital on Thursday night.

“We are watching a pogrom against Jews and Israelis unfold in Amsterdam,” Danon said. “In 2024. This must end. ‘Globalizing the intifada’ was not just a slogan for these supporters of terrorism. I urge the Dutch government to help all Israelis and Jews immediately. It is time to respond strongly against these barbaric troublemakers” .

Danon also put together and published a video about X.

“We are receiving very disturbing reports of extreme violence against Israelis and Jews on the streets of Holland,” he wrote. “There is currently a pogrom taking place in Europe in 2024. These are the true faces of the supporters of radical terrorism we are fighting. The Western world needs to wake up now!!

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“This is the time when the UN should immediately and clearly condemn the violence of the Palestinians and their supporters. The Dutch authorities must take decisive action against terrorism now.”

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Former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett called on Dutch authorities to act.

Dozens of arrests were made on Thursday night, most before the match, Dutch RTL reported.

“There have been disturbances, even at the dam,” a spokesperson for the Dutch national police told the outlet. “We cannot indicate who belongs to whom. The groups are not easy to distinguish from each other, almost all of them wear dark clothing.”