Around 3,000 supporters of the Israeli football club Maccabi Tel Aviv had traveled to the Netherlands to catch the match against the home team Ajax. The net before and after the match turned violent in the center of the Dutch capital, with several clashes between the Israeli football supporters and what are supposed to be pro-Palestinian demonstrators. According to Dutch police, 57 people have been arrested. Five have been taken to hospital with injuries, Reuters writes. “Free Palestine” and “Damn take Palestine” The Dutch newspaper AT5 writes about several fights and vandalism in the center of Amsterdam. Around 200 protesters tried to get past police barricades around the football stadium on Thursday evening. This is reported by the Dutch broadcaster NOS, according to NTB. The Israeli newspaper Haaretz writes that several Israeli fans have been attacked in the streets. The attackers are said to have shouted “Free Palestine”. Pro-Palestinian demonstrators outside the football arena on Thursday evening. Photo: JEROEN JUMELET / AFP/NTB At the same time, both Haaretz and the Jerusalem Post, another Israeli newspaper, write that the Israeli soccer supporters chanted “Let the IDF win – we shall take the Arabs” and “Damn take Palestine”, and refer to an unverified video which has been shared by many on social media. news is working to verify these videos. On the night of Thursday, the police wrote on social media that they were particularly vigilant after a number of incidents, including after someone had torn down a Palestinian flag from a building facade. In videos that will show the incident, we right-wing people can shout “Burn it down and be done with it”. Israeli football supporters in the streets before the match. Photo: JEROEN JUMELET / AFP/NTB The Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf also wrote that Israeli football fans attacked taxi drivers in the area the same night. According to the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 10 Israelis have been injured. Dutch police report five injuries. In addition, the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs states that they have lost contact with several Israeli nationals. IDF announces rescue mission Netanyahu has ordered two planes to be sent to Amsterdam immediately to help Israeli citizens there. – The prime minister takes this seriously and demands that the Dutch authorities and security forces act quickly and decisively against the rebels, says a statement from Netanyahu’s office. The foreign minister in Israel has also asked the Dutch foreign minister for help in transporting Israelis out of the country. Reuters reports. Maccabi supporters in the stands during the match. Photo: ROBIN VAN LONKHUIJSEN / AFP/NTB The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) wrote on Telegram that they are preparing a rescue mission as a result of the unrest in Amsterdam. According to them, they are planning to implement this in consultation with Israeli and Dutch authorities. The IDF writes that they will use cargo planes with rescue personnel and medical personnel. For now, it is unclear whether these are the same planes that Netanyahu has announced that Israel will send. – Anti-Semitic attacks On Friday morning, Netanyahu spoke on the phone with the Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Dick Schoof. He calls the incidents unacceptable, and has assured Netanyahu that those responsible will be held accountable. – Follows the news from Amsterdam and is horrified by the anti-Semitic attacks on Israeli citizens, writes Schoof on X. The Netherlands’ far-right leader Geert Wilders has thrown himself in. On X he writes that the Netherlands has become “Europe’s Gaza”. – There are pogroms in the streets of Amsterdam. Muslims with Palestinian flags hunt Jews. I will never accept this, writes Wilders. Dutch police have not said anything about the religious background of the perpetrators. Has sent out emergency information Israel’s National Security Council has sent out emergency information to Israeli citizens in Amsterdam. That’s what Haaretz writes. Israelis are encouraged to stay in their hotel rooms. They are also encouraged to avoid doing or wearing anything that shows they are Israelis. The authorities recommend that they return to Israel as soon as possible. The authorities in Amsterdam put in extra security measures ahead of the football match. Published 08.11.2024, at 04.40 Updated 08.11.2024, at 11.10
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