Amsterdam police say ten people remain in custody after Maccabi Tel Aviv soccer fans were attacked by what Amsterdam mayor Femke Halsema described as “antisemitic hit-and-run squads.”
“This is a very dark moment for the city, for which I am deeply ashamed,” Halsema says at a news conference.
“Antisemitic criminals attacked and assaulted visitors to our city, in hit-and-run actions,” Halsema says, adding perpetrators had managed to escape a large police presence.
There are currently three Israelis in Amsterdam who have yet to be contacted, according to the latest Foreign Ministry update.
According to local police and the Amsterdam mayor’s office, all injured Israelis have been released from the hospital.
President Isaac Herzog spoke with King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands a short while ago, his office says in a readout of the call.
Herzog told the King that the events in Amsterdam, where Israeli soccer fans were attacked by an anti-Israel mob, was reminiscent of “dark and grim times for the Jewish people” and stressed that it must be “unequivocally condemned,” the President’s Office says.
He reiterated his expectation for the Dutch authorities to do everything within their power to ensure the safety of all Israelis and Jews in the Netherlands going forward.
The King expressed “deep horror and shock” over the attack, the statement says, and told Herzog: “We failed the Jewish community of the Netherlands during World War II, and last night we failed again.”
German foreign minister says scenes in Amsterdam are ‘deeply shameful’ for Europe
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock voices shock and disgust over scenes out of Amsterdam overnight.
“The images out of Amsterdam are awful and deeply shameful for us in Europe,” Baerbock writes in a post on X. “The outbreak of such violence against Jews breaks all boundaries. There is no justification for this.”
She stresses that Jews must be able to feel safe in Europe.
UN says attack on Israeli soccer fans in Amsterdam is ‘very troubling’
The United Nations says it is deeply troubled by the attack on Israeli soccer fans in Amsterdam, which Dutch and Israeli officials have said was antisemitic in nature.
“We have seen these very troubling reports,” UN human rights office spokesman Jeremy Laurence tells a media briefing in Geneva, adding: “Nobody, nobody should be subjected to discrimination or violence on the basis of their national, religious, ethnic or other origin. We understand that the authorities have launched an investigation into this incident.”
EU’s von der Leyen ‘outraged’ by Amsterdam attacks, says no room for antisemitism in Europe
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen condemns the attacks on fans of Israeli soccer team Maccabi Tel Aviv in Amsterdam.
“Outraged by last night’s vile attacks targeting Israeli citizens in Amsterdam,” von der Leyen says in a post on X, adding that she has discussed the matter with Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof.
“I strongly condemn these unacceptable acts. Antisemitism has absolutely no place in Europe. And we are determined to fight all forms of hatred.”
Amsterdam police say five hospitalized, 62 arrested after anti-Israel riots
Amsterdam police say that five people were hospitalized and 62 arrested after anti-Israel rioters carried out an apparently organized, widespread attack against fans of Maccabi Tel Aviv in Amsterdam.
The attacks have been widely condemned by Israeli and Dutch politicians as antisemitic.
The police say in a post on X that they have started a major investigation into multiple violent incidents. The post does not provide further details about those injured or detained in Thursday night’s violence.
Earlier, a statement issued by the Dutch capital’s municipality, police and prosecution office said that the night following the Europa League match between Ajax and Maccabi Tel Aviv “was very turbulent with several incidents of violence aimed at Maccabi supporters.”
Dutch Jewish group says tough measures needed after attack on Israeli soccer fans
IDF bars soldiers from flying to the Netherlands until further notice
Foreign Minister Sa’ar heading to Amsterdam for meetings with Dutch counterparts, Jewish community
Sa’ar says Amsterdam attack must be ‘blaring alarm call’ for Europe
Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar says that the “terrible barbaric and antisemitic” attack on Israeli soccer fans in Amsterdam should be a “blaring alarm call for Europe and the world.”
He says that “Freedom loving countries” must not allow “unbridled hatred to roam the streets with impunity.”
“What begins with persecution and violence against Jews never ends with the Jews,” he says.
Israel says local security forces deployed in Amsterdam, Israelis can safely head to the airport
Dutch PM vows perpetrators of ‘unacceptable, antisemitic’ attack in Amsterdam will be caught
Herzog: Amsterdam attack is ‘warning sign’ for countries that ‘uphold the values of freedom’
Netanyahu asks Dutch counterpart to boost security for Jewish community in the Netherlands
Far-right Dutch leader says Netherlands is ‘the Gaza of Europe’ after attack on Israeli soccer fans
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