Violence in the Netherlands.
Amsterdam banned protests for three days starting Friday after attacks on Israeli soccer fans by what the mayor called anti-Semitic hit-and-run squads, and Israel sent planes to the Netherlands to bring fans home. . Mayor Famke Halsema said Maccabi Tel Aviv fans were attacked across the city. Riot police intervened to protect them and transfer them to hotels. At least five people were treated at the hospital.
In fact, after a soccer match in Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands, anti-Semitic rioters attacked Israeli fans, after which five people were admitted to the hospital and 62 people were arrested. Amsterdam police said in a Twitter post on Friday that they had opened an investigation into separate incidents of violence. However, police did not provide detailed information about those injured and detained in the violence that occurred Thursday night.
Violence against Maccabi fans
Previously, in a statement issued by the Amsterdam Municipal Corporation, the Police and the Prosecutor’s Office, it was said that the Europa League match played between the teams Ajax and Maccabi Tel Aviv was very disturbing, in which there were several incidents of violence against the Maccabi. supporters.
Netherlands and Israel condemned
The leaders of the Netherlands and Israel condemned the attack as anti-Semitic. Israel said it would send a ship to Amsterdam to bring fans back to the country. However, it was not immediately clear when and where the violence took place after the game.
Statements from Amsterdam said supporters were attacked in several locations around the city. The police had to intervene several times and Israeli supporters were rescued and taken to hotels. Despite the deployment of large numbers of police in the city, Israeli supporters have been attacked.
Violence against Israeli supporters is unacceptable
“Violence against Israeli supporters is unacceptable and cannot be defended in any way,” the statement said. Authorities said additional police would patrol the city in the coming days and that security would be increased at the city’s Jewish institutions. The violence broke out despite Amsterdam Mayor Femke Halsema banning pro-Palestinian demonstrations near the soccer stadium. He feared clashes between protesters and supporters of Israeli soccer clubs.
Israeli soccer fans attacked
However, Halsema said on Friday that the Counter-Terrorism Department had said there was no concrete information about the possibility of an attack against Israeli soccer fans. Israel has ordered two planes to be sent to Amsterdam to bring Israelis back to the country. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said in a statement that the attack on our citizens in Amsterdam will not be ignored and that Netanyahu is taking this horrific incident extremely seriously.
Demand for strict measures by the Dutch government
He demanded the Dutch government to take strict measures in this matter. Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schuof said on Twitter that he had seen reports of violence. He said anti-Semitic attacks against Israelis are completely unacceptable. I am in close contact with everyone associated with this matter. Shoof said he spoke to Netanyahu and assured him that the criminals would be caught and punished.
