Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday called on the Dutch prime minister to provide more security for Israelis after Netanyahu's fan. Maccabi Tel Aviv FC The soccer team was attacked by anti-Israel protesters on Thursday.
Israeli airline El Al is sending planes to Amsterdam on the Sabbath to evacuate Israelis after the Israel Defense Forces announced it had canceled plans to deploy an “immediate rescue operation” to Amsterdam.
Israel's Foreign Ministry said up to 20 of its citizens have been injured since the attack, and seven others remain unreachable.
Israeli soccer fans targeted by rioters in Amsterdam
After the attack, Netanyahu met with Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schauff and said he was taking the “premeditated attack” seriously. He called on Mr. Shoaf to strengthen the security of Israelis in the country.
Israeli soccer supporters and Dutch youth clash near Amsterdam Central Station on November 8, 2024 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. This still image taken from a social media video. (via X/iAnnet/Reuters)
Israel has also added telephone lines to its embassy and the situation room at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog said Thursday's attack was the most alarming thing to happen to Jews since the October 7, 2023 attack by Hamas terrorists in southern Israel.
“We woke up this morning to shocking images and videos that we had hoped to never see again since October 7th. We are now facing Maccabi Tel Aviv fans and Israeli citizens in the center of Amsterdam, Netherlands. “An anti-Semitic pogrom is occurring,” Herzog wrote. X.
Anti-Israel protesters demonstrate at Anton de Komplein Square in Amsterdam ahead of the UEFA Europa League soccer match between Ajax and Maccabi Tel Aviv on November 7, 2024. (Jeroen Jumeret/ANP/AFP via Getty Images)
“This is a serious incident and a warning sign for any country that wants to uphold the values of freedom.”
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Maccabi Tel Aviv fans light smoke bombs and chant slogans in a pro-Israel demonstration at Dam Square ahead of the UEFA Europa League match between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Ajax on November 7, 2024 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. . (Moneb Time/Anadolu via Getty Images)
The Dutch prime minister said on Friday that “anti-Semitic” attacks on Israeli soccer fans were “unacceptable” and that “the perpetrators will be tracked down and prosecuted.”
Videos on social media showed multiple scuffles occurring on the street outside the stadium where Maccabi Tel Aviv FC was playing against Ajax. A few days earlier, Spanish media reported that anti-Israel agitators would stage a protest outside the stadium targeting Israeli soccer clubs and their fans.
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A Maccabi Tel Aviv supporter holds a flag at Dam Square before the Europa League soccer match between Ajax and Maccabi Tel Aviv in Amsterdam on November 7, 2024. (Jeroen Jumeret/ANP/AFP via Getty Images)
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The IDF has banned soldiers from flying to Amsterdam, but “exceptional requests will be considered on a case-by-case basis,” the military said.
