JERUSALEM – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday condemned the worst anti-Semitic pogrom against Jews in Europe this century.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu directed harsh remarks at a violent anti-Semitic mob attack on Israelis in the Dutch city of Amsterdam on Thursday. “We will never allow historical atrocities to happen again. We will never give in to anti-Semitism or terrorism,” he said.
He added: “The two anti-Semitic attacks against Israel that we have witnessed recently on the Dutch mainland are connected by a clear line: the reprehensible legal attack on the State of Israel at the International Court of Justice in The Hague, and the attack on Israel in the streets. In both cases, there is a dangerous anti-Semitism whose aim is to cripple the Jewish people and their state, deny the state its right to self-defense, and deny its people the very right to exist. That was it.
“yesterday we marked Kristallnacht An incident that occurred in Europe 68 years ago. It was a brutal and violent assault on Jews simply because they were Jews. Unfortunately, over the past few days I've seen photos that remind me of that night. On the streets of Amsterdam, anti-Semitic mobs attacked Jewish citizens of Israel simply because they were Jewish. ”
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the IDF officer course graduation ceremony at an IDF training base. (Maayan Tov, Israeli Government Press Office)
Prime Minister Netanyahu said: “These kinds of attacks endanger not only Israel, but the whole world. We have learned something from history: barbaric attacks begin against Jews and never end on Jews.” It will never end. It will eventually spread throughout society, so I hope and demand strong, vigorous, clear and urgent action from all responsible governments.”
Adding to the anger at Dutch authorities, Freedom Party leader Geert Wilders criticized Amsterdam's leaders for not arresting the perpetrators.
He told X yesterday: “I'm speechless. Amsterdam police have just confirmed that no one has been arrested in the hunt for Muslim Jews in Amsterdam on Thursday night. It is done during matches, not during pogroms.”
Dutch politicians have urged Amsterdam's leftist mayor, Femke Halsema, to resign immediately.
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Halsema, a member of the Dutch Green Party, called the violence “an outpouring of anti-Semitism that we hoped would never be seen in Amsterdam again,” according to the Associated Press.
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Holland Casino in Amsterdam said that after Israelis fled into the casino for refuge, a security guard working at the casino was “actually sending messages to a group of apps attempting to harm Israelis.” reported.
A statement from Holland Casino said: “Immediate action has been taken and the employer has been informed that this person is no longer welcome at Holland Casino. As a Holland Casino employee or a member of a company employed by Holland Casino. Employees must prioritize the interests of Holland Casino and its guests.''Furthermore, there is no violence, discrimination or anti-Semitism in any form at Holland Casino. ”
On November 8, 2024, an Israeli soccer supporter was reportedly attacked by a group of local Arabs near Amsterdam Central Station in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. This still image was obtained from a video on social media. (via X/iAnnet/Reuters)
Israeli news agency TPS-IL reported that rabbis and volunteers from Chabad House in Amsterdam, as well as an Israeli Druze man, helped rescue the victims.
“The night before the game, there was a skirmish between Israeli fans and local Arabs. So when we started hearing news of the confrontation after the game, we couldn't understand what was going on at first,” the official said. said Director Rabbi Dovi Pinkovich. Chabad House in central Amsterdam told TPS-IL.
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The rabbi mobilized local Jews and Israelis living in Amsterdam to assist Israelis trapped on the streets and bring them safely to hotels. “We realized that we needed to help because in some cases local taxis did not take Israelis to safety, but instead took them towards the center of the conflict. They worked all night in their cars to transport hundreds of Israelis to the scene of the crash.''
An Israeli Druze named Melhem Assad gave important early warnings to Israelis about the violent assaults that were occurring. When he got off the train on his way to his hotel from the game, he noticed a group of Arabic-speaking men who spoke Hebrew and were beating up people wearing blue scarves. So he returned to the station and ordered the arriving group of Israelis to remove their Maccabi Tel Aviv symbols, disperse, and not speak Hebrew.
President Assad told TPS-IL that in his estimation he was able to help at least 150 Israelis. “I have a baby boy at home, and my heart skipped a beat when I approached the group. But I'm Israeli, so I knew I had to help if I could.”
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Leader of the Party for Freedom (PVV) Geert Wilders speaks to the press after meeting with the Speaker of the House of Commons at the House of Commons in The Hague on November 24, 2023. After scoring a shock election victory, Dutch far-right provocateur Geert Wilders will on Friday begin the formal process of building a coalition government and persuading reluctant rivals to serve as prime minister. fought for. (Zem van der Wal/ANP/AFP via Getty Images)
According to era of israel“We failed the Jewish community in the Netherlands during World War II and we failed again last night,” King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands read to the Israeli president.
Amsterdam has a population of approximately 920,000 people, of whom approximately 20,000 are Jewish. Before the Holocaust, 80,000 Jews lived in Amsterdam. A total of 40,000 Jews live in the Netherlands. This Nordic country has around 1 million Muslims, with 90,000 Muslims living in Amsterdam.
Wim Kortenoven, a former Dutch lawmaker from Wilders' party and a Middle East expert, told Fox News Digital: “The Dutch police force has become increasingly Islamized, and Muslim officers are now treated as 'conscience' or 'conscience.' “I am confident that we will refuse protection to Jewish organizations on this basis.” ' he claimed.
Kortenoven echoed an October Jerusalem Post report that quoted two Jewish police officers, saying, “A Jewish police officer in Amsterdam blew the whistle on this and it became public.'' It was only last month that the media warned that Jews were under threat of terrorist attacks.” So they were proven right this weekend when more than 1,000 additional police failed to effectively protect Jewish Israeli football from attack by Islamic mobs. ”
Kortenoven, who now lives in Israel, said: “Such a large military force has no choice but to be deliberately neutralized. Witnesses and victims alike are aware of the passive reluctance of the police towards the Muslim invaders.'' “There were no arrests. There were no arrests,” he added. The weekend's incidents did not involve attacks on Jews by Arabs, but authorities declined to pinpoint the Islamic mob, calling them 'scooter riders.' . ”
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In this image taken from video, police in riot gear run towards a soccer stadium in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on Thursday, November 7. (RTL Nieuws via AP)
Critics of Dutch Islamism pointed out that Halsema did not mention at Friday's press conference that the alleged gunman was Muslim and of Moroccan origin. The mayor's office said in a press release that the suspects were simply “young people on scooters,” referring to the city's most common means of transportation for young Arabs in the Netherlands.
On Sunday, Fox News Digital reached out to Amsterdam police for comment.
