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Strong condemnations in Israel and around the world. The UN Secretary General said “shocked” by the clashes which took place Thursday in Amsterdam on the sidelines of a football match between Ajax and Maccabi Tel-Aviv, assured one of its spokespersons, Friday November 8. Joe Biden called“abject” THE “Anti-Semitic attacks against Israeli football fans” in Amsterdam, when Emmanuel Macron a “firmly condemned” facts which remind, according to him, “the most shameful hours in history”.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “stated that he viewed the premeditated anti-Semitic attack against Israeli citizens with seriousness and called for increased security for the Jewish community in the Netherlands.” Israeli President Isaac Herzog denounced him for “anti-Semitic pogrom”.
Benjamin Netanyahu asks Mossad for an action plan. “I have instructed the head of Mossad [les services secrets israéliens] and other officials to prepare our action plans, our alert system and our organization in the face of this new situation.”in order to secure sports events, said the head of the Israeli government.
The Hebrew state calls on its nationals to avoid a Maccabi Tel Aviv basketball match in Italy. The Israeli Prime Minister's office says it fears ““that the events of the last 24 hours lead to a wave of similar actions and further unrest and attacks against Israelis abroad.”
Five people injured on the sidelines of the match. After the match lost by the Israeli team against Ajax Amsterdam in the Europa League, clashes broke out in the Dutch capital during the night from Thursday to Friday. Videos show attackers shouting slogans in support of Palestine. The Amsterdam police announced that they had made 62 arrests, while “all the Israelis who were not heard from in Amsterdam have been located”announced the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
A first plane carrying evacuated nationals landed in Tel Aviv. It was transporting Israelis who left Amsterdam after the violence that occurred on the sidelines of the match. Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the sending of two planes to repatriate supporters present in the Dutch capital. The Israeli army, which prohibits all its personnel from traveling to the Netherlands, announced that it was preparing “a rescue mission” for Israelis in Amsterdam.
