“It’s totally unacceptable, but unfortunately not surprising,” criticizes Crif

The executive director of Crif also maintains that “in Europe Jews are not safe”.

“This is totally unacceptable”castigates Friday, November 8 on franceinfo Robert Ejnes, executive director of the Representative Council of Jewish Institutions of France, while Israeli football supporters were attacked Thursday, November 7 in the evening in Amsterdam following a Europa League match between the 'Ajax and Maccabi Tel Aviv. Robert Ejnes shares his “amazement and his anger” after these clashes.

The executive director of Crif believes that these facts are not “unfortunately not surprising”. “We realize that'in Europe the Jews are not safe,' he says. Robert Ejnes makes a link with the Hamas attacks on October 7, 2023 and recalls that since then, “anti-Semitism is increasing”. He thus denounces a “lack of preparation on the part of the police and the Dutch state”. However, on Thursday, a few hours before the football match, the Amsterdam police assured “particularly vigilant” after reporting several incidents, including a Palestinian flag torn from a facade.