On the evening of Thursday, November 7, Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters were attacked in the Netherlands after a football match against Ajax Amsterdam. For the safety of these people, Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the sending of two planes.
Thursday, November 7, in Amsterdam (Netherlands), the world of football was hit by violence between supporters of the Israeli team Maccabi Tel-Aviv and those of Ajax Amsterdam. Shortly after the match, which was won by Ajax 5-0, clashes broke out overnight in the city center of the Dutch capital. “A large number of vehicles from the mobile unit are present and reinforcements have also been called. Young people are also said to have provoked the police”revealed local media AT5, specifying that the police had to protect and escort the Israeli supporters to their hotel. In total, nearly 57 arrests were made during the evening.
Faced with this violence, Benjamin Netanyahu took a drastic decision. For “rescue” Israeli fans, “the Prime Minister ordered the immediate dispatch of two relief planes to help our citizens“, as revealed in a press release from his services. “The shocking images of the attack will not go unanswered,” can also be read.
“A pogrom in the heart of Europe”
This incident occurs in a context of increasing anti-Semitic attacks in Europe. An increasingly tense situation over which several political leaders have expressed their anger. This is particularly the case of Danny Danon, Israeli ambassador to the UN, who described this new incident as “pogrom in the heart of Europe in 2024”. For their part, executives of the American Congress pointed out the lack of reaction from the Dutch authorities, recalling the importance of fighting against growing anti-Semitism.
published on November 8 at 7:05 a.m., Tanguy Jaillant, 6Medias
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