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Jews Grapple With ‘Weaponization’ Of Fear Following Attack On Israeli Soccer Fans

Members of the small Jewish community in Amsterdam confronted the city’s deputy mayor Friday morning, demanding answers for its failure to prevent violent attacks on Israeli soccer fans the night before that international Jewish organizations and leaders condemned as a pogrom. “My parents are terrified, I am terrified,” one man shouted in Dutch during the […]

Amsterdam: We must not turn blind eye to antisemitism, says Dutch king after attacks on Israeli football fans

Clashes in Amsterdam as Maccabi Tel Aviv play Ajax The Dutch king says Jewish people must feel safe in the Netherlands, after violent attacks against Israeli football fans in the centre of Amsterdam. Willem-Alexander said “our history has taught us how intimidation goes from bad to worse,” adding that the country could not ignore “antisemitic […]

Antisemitic Attacks Target Israeli Soccer Fans in Amsterdam

Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at anti-Jewish violence in the Netherlands, global concerns ahead of the United Nations Climate Change Conference, and China’s new stimulus measures. ‘Hit-and-Run Squads’ Overnight antisemitic attacks on Israeli soccer fans in Amsterdam left at least five people hospitalized on Friday. According to the Israeli Embassy in the […]

Antisemitic Rioters Target Israeli Soccer Fans After Amsterdam Game, 5 Hospitalized

AMSTERDAM (AP) — Amsterdam police said Friday that five people were hospitalized and 62 arrested after what authorities described as systematic violence by antisemitic rioters targeting Israeli fans following a soccer match. The Dutch and Israeli leaders denounced the violence, and condemnation poured in from Jewish groups. Israel’s foreign minister left on an urgent diplomatic […]