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The king of the Netherlands has said “we failed” the Jewish community as the country did “during World War Two” after Israeli football fans were ambushed, kicked and beaten on the streets of Amsterdam.

Israel is sending two planes to rescue its citizens after the violence broke out in the aftermath of a Europa League match between Ajax Amsterdam and Israel’s Maccabi Tel Aviv on Thursday night.

Police said five people were taken to hospital and 62 arrests made after a pro-Palestinian mob began attacking Israeli football fans around midnight.

Speaking to Isaac Herzog, Israel’s president, King Willem-Alexander expressed “deep horror and shock”, saying: “We failed the Jewish community of the Netherlands during World War Two, and last night we failed again.”

Three-quarters of Dutch Jews were murdered during the Second World War under Nazi occupation, with 100,000 transported to Germany.

Earlier, Mr Herzog had called the “shocking” scenes an “anti-Semitic pogrom” reminiscent of last year’s Hamas attacks on Israel.

Some fans were forced to leap into canals or hide in hotels to escape.

Rioters, some carrying knives and travelling on scooters, shouted slogans like “free Palestine” and “now you know how it feels”.

At least 25 Israelis were reportedly injured in the “hit and run” attacks that Amsterdam’s mayor, Femke Halsema, called an “explosion of anti-Semitism” and a “black night and a dark day” for the city.
 
fillyboy said:

The king of the Netherlands has said “we failed” the Jewish community as the country did “during World War Two” after Israeli football fans were ambushed, kicked and beaten on the streets of Amsterdam.

Israel is sending two planes to rescue its citizens after the violence broke out in the aftermath of a Europa League match between Ajax Amsterdam and Israel’s Maccabi Tel Aviv on Thursday night.

Police said five people were taken to hospital and 62 arrests made after a pro-Palestinian mob began attacking Israeli football fans around midnight.

Speaking to Isaac Herzog, Israel’s president, King Willem-Alexander expressed “deep horror and shock”, saying: “We failed the Jewish community of the Netherlands during World War Two, and last night we failed again.”

Three-quarters of Dutch Jews were murdered during the Second World War under Nazi occupation, with 100,000 transported to Germany.

Earlier, Mr Herzog had called the “shocking” scenes an “anti-Semitic pogrom” reminiscent of last year’s Hamas attacks on Israel.

Some fans were forced to leap into canals or hide in hotels to escape.

Rioters, some carrying knives and travelling on scooters, shouted slogans like “free Palestine” and “now you know how it feels”.

At least 25 Israelis were reportedly injured in the “hit and run” attacks that Amsterdam’s mayor, Femke Halsema, called an “explosion of anti-Semitism” and a “black night and a dark day” for the city.
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Meanwhile, back in the slaughter zone...
 
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noseall said:
A heck of a lot of dead very young children, yes.. There is a lot of evil at work out there presently. The hatred will only get worse.
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Unless they were killed by the football fans who were in Amsterdam, both you and Denso are claiming the football fans had it coming because they were Jewish.

What does that make you?
 
fillyboy said:
Unless they were killed by the football fans who were in Amsterdam, both you and Denso are claiming the football fans had it coming because they were Jewish.

What does that make you?
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I haven't the faintest idea what you are waffling on about. Quit the booze lad, it doesn't suit you.
 
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Amsterdam: We must not turn blind eye to antisemitism, says Dutch king after attacks on Israeli football fans

Willem-Alexander says Jewish people must feel safe in the Netherlands after Israeli football supporters come under attack.
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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 behaviour".
Youths on scooters had criss-crossed the Dutch capital in "hit-and-run" attacks on Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters who were visiting Amsterdam for a Europa League match, authorities said.
Police said five people were treated in hospital and others suffered minor injuries. At least 62 people have been arrested.
"My heart goes out to the victims and to their families here and in Israel as well." Amsterdam's Mayor Femke Halsema told a press conference on Friday.
Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof flew back early from a summit of EU leaders in Budapest where he said he had been following developments with horror.
"The perpetrators will be tracked down and prosecuted," he promised.
The violence on Thursday night was condemned by leaders across Europe, the US and Israel. For many, it was especially shocking coming on the eve of commemorations marking Kristallnacht, the 1938 Nazi pogroms against German Jews.
Three-quarters of Dutch Jews were murdered during the Holocaust in World War Two.
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The king alluded to that history, saying: "Jews must feel safe in the Netherlands, everywhere and at all times. We put our arms around them and will not let them go.”
US President Joe Biden said the attacks "echo dark moments in history when Jews were persecuted".
There had already been trouble and some arrests the night before Thursday's match, involving Maccabi fans as well as pro-Palestinian protesters.
Police chief Peter Holla confirmed there had been incidents "on both sides". Israeli supporters had removed a Palestinian flag from a wall and set it alight and attacked a taxi, although there had been no further trouble until the following night, he said.
There were also reports of supporters setting off fireworks. One unverified video showed fans going down an escalator chanting anti-Arab slogans.

The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned "anti-Arab chants" and an "attack on the Palestinian flag," calling on the Dutch government to "protect Palestinians and Arabs" living in the Netherlands.

The national co-ordinator for combating antisemitism in the Netherlands said a line had been crossed and the "readiness to commit such violence was disgusting".
 
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