It was to be a night of sporting celebration. And it ended in a brutal match. Yesterday evening in Amsterdam, following the football match between Ajax and Maccabi Tel-Aviv, Israeli supporters were attacked in the center of the Dutch capital. On social networks, videos of these attacks quickly circulated, sometimes showing men being beaten to the ground. Some images also appear to show individuals chasing other people. Until the riot police intervened to protect the supporters and escort them to their hotels. Results at least 5 injured and 62 arrests. So this morning, the Dutch Prime Minister described these “anti-Semitic attacks” as “unacceptable”. But as expected the most virulent reaction came from Israel, which bluntly denounced an “anti-Semitic pogrom”.
The authorities in Tel Aviv immediately initiated exceptional measures, dispatching two rescue planes to the site. Furthermore, and like the entire political class, the new head of diplomacy has also planned to go to Amsterdam for an “urgent diplomatic visit”.
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