Israel issued a warning this week to citizens wishing to attend sporting and cultural events involving Israelis, following an attack on supporters of the country's soccer team in Amsterdam last week.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office issued a statement saying Israel has received information that pro-Palestinian groups abroad are attempting to harm Israelis in cities including France, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and Belgium. Ta.
Regarding sports in particular, Israel is scheduled to play France in a UEFA Nations League match on Thursday, with French President Emmanuel Macron expected to be in attendance.
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France plans to beef up security in the lead-up to the match, with Paris police announcing on Sunday that 4,000 police officers and 1,600 stadium staff will be working to ensure security in and around the stadium and on public transport.
“The situation and the tension make this a high-risk event for us,” Paris police chief Laurent Nuñez told French news channel BFM television.
“An anti-terrorism security perimeter will be established around the stadium.”
Israeli soccer fans targeted by rioters in Amsterdam
Nuñez added that French organizers were in contact with Israeli authorities in preparation for the match.
These additional measures were taken after Israeli supporters of Maccabi Tel Aviv FC were targeted by violence during a match against Ajax in Amsterdam this Thursday. Videos and photos of multiple fights on the streets of Amsterdam have flooded social media.
Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon issued an exclusive statement to Fox News Digital on Thursday night.
“A pogrom is being waged against Jews and Israelis in Amsterdam,” Danon said. “2024. This has to stop. The 'globalization of the intifada' was not just a slogan for these sponsors of terrorism. I call on the Dutch government to immediately support all Israelis and Jews. The time has come to confront these brutal mobs with force.”
Maccabi Tel Aviv fans hold a pro-Israel demonstration at Dam Square ahead of the UEFA Europa League match between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Ajax in Amsterdam on November 7, 2024. (Moneb Time/Anadolu via Getty Images)
In the United States, the Israeli embassy posted a graphic video of the violence and said it was “proudly shared by a mob targeting innocent Israelis.” [violent] act. ”
Meanwhile, Rep. Richie Torres of New York condemned the violence in a post on X.
“The hysterical and hyperbolic demonization of Israel has led to a global outbreak of anti-Semitic abuse, vandalism and violence,” he wrote. “One of the most horrifying manifestations of anti-Semitism is the pogrom currently unfolding against hundreds of Jews who were rooting for the Tel Aviv Football Club in Amsterdam.”
“Those who incite anti-Semitism now have the blood of the pogroms of the 21st century on their hands,” he wrote. “The situation is so dire that the Israeli government is sending rescue teams to help Jews in danger. It's disgusting that pogroms are still happening in the 21st century.”
The incident occurred 13 months after Hamas launched terrorist attacks against Israel, killing and kidnapping hundreds of people.
A Maccabi Tel Aviv FC supporter holds a flag before the Europa League soccer match against Ajax in Amsterdam on November 7, 2024. (Jeroen Jumeret/ANP/AFP via Getty Images)
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There has been no talk of the cancellation of this week's match between France and Israel.
French Interior Minister Bruno Letailraud cited the recent Paris Summer Olympics as an example of how people around the world can unite through sport, saying: “For symbolic reasons, we must not concede, we must not give up.'' I don't think so,” he said.
The Associated Press and Reuters contributed to this report.
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