Since Thursday evening, November 7, images of violence and the hunting of Jewish supporters of Maccabi Tel-Aviv in the streets of central Amsterdam have been circulating. David, an ultra Maccabi supporter, was present on site for this Europa League match, lost 5-0. This fan never misses any club trips and is used to post-match violence between supporters. “We were in something else”says David, about the attack on several Israeli supporters, whose videos went around the world and sparked strong condemnation.
“This is even worse than an ambush. It was a plan organized by various teams and separate groups, with the aim of catching isolated people to lynch themhe denounces on franceinfo. They attacked couples, they pushed the girl to the ground. They took their belongings, some were thrown into the canal. It's shocking”testifies this Maccabi ultra. This violence, the circumstances of which remain unclear at the moment, caused the hospitalization of five people and 62 arrests.
David assures that this violence was “completely organized”. “Groups were circling throughout the center of Amsterdam, with the information clear, clear and precise that at a certain time, after the match, the Israelis would be released from Central Station (a metro station near Amsterdam train station) and would separate slowly, but surely towards their respective hotels. It was planned for a long time.”believes David.
“They were waiting at the Central Station exit, groups in cars, on motorbikes, on electric bikes and some on foot. They slowed down, stopped and every person who didn't respond in Arabic or Dutch got hit.”
David, Maccabi Tel-Aviv ultra present in Amsterdamat franceinfo
“Seeing a 60-year-old Daron get shot in the head while trying to protect his 20-year-old son, who is lying face down on the ground… When both sides are looking for each other, there are no problems. But There, we are not at all in this situation.”swears this ultra.
Shortly after the start of this violence, David confirmed that around a hundred ultra Maccabi supporters in turn gathered in the center, confronting small groups or tearing down Palestinian flags hanging from buildings. However, he says nothing about the videos published on social networks where we see, before the match, Maccabi supporters singing racist and insulting chants.
David also denounces the absence of police at the exit of the Central Station metro station. “There were zero police outside Central Station. That is to say, perhaps in theory, they did their escorting according to the necessary protocol. But obviously we live in a world where, In Western countries today, people are going around town after an Israeli team match trying to identify who these people are, regardless of their age, and trying to beat up a Jew.”point l'ultra of Maccabi.
Most of the Israelis escorted to their hotels by police on Thursday evening are expected to return to Tel Aviv by Friday evening on one of Israel's chartered planes.
