A night of sporting fervor which turned into brutality. Attacks were committed during the night from Thursday to Friday in Amsterdam on the sidelines of a Europa League match between Ajax and Maccabi Tel-Aviv. Israel denounced “appalling” violence and a “premeditated anti-Semitic attack” against its supporters, sending relief planes to repatriate its nationals as quickly as possible.
According to an initial assessment, at least five people were hospitalized and around sixty people arrested. The Netherlands also denounced “unacceptable anti-Semitic attacks against Israelis” on Friday morning. On social networks, videos of attacks in the center of Amsterdam have circulated, sometimes showing men being beaten to the ground. Some images also appear to show individuals chasing other people. The latter, once caught, are put on the ground then lynched without restraint. A surge of hatred also mentioned by Ami, an Israeli supporter who told us about his evening in Amsterdam.
Announcements against drug trafficking. The government wants to act against drug trafficking. Traveling to Marseille, the Ministers of the Interior Bruno Retailleau and of Justice Didier Migaud detailed new measures. “The State's fight against organized crime must be done on more equal terms,” demanded Didier Migaud in the preamble, speaking of a “necessary start”. Reinforced workforce, status of repentants… Here is what was announced.
Notre-Dame resonates for the first time since the fire. One month before the reopening of the cathedral, damaged by a huge fire in April 2019, its bells tolled again for the first time this Friday in the capital. The reunion between the monument and its visitors and faithful will take place on December 7 and 8. Philippe Jost, president of the public establishment responsible for the conservation and restoration of the cathedral, explains the current operations and the last major stages to come.
New bad weather. Heavy rain is expected this Friday in the South and Corsica while vigilance has been announced in Aude and Hérault. Significant quantities of water have already fallen since Thursday. Precipitation will resume and intensify again from the end of the afternoon.
Given the pay gap with their male colleagues, this Friday, from 4:48 p.m., French employees will work “for free” until the end of the year. “Les Glorieuses”, a publication which seeks to raise awareness, proposed to the government solutions drawn from abroad to reduce this gap. By turning in particular to New Zealand, which has succeeded in drastically reducing salary inequalities.
