'Anti-Semitic' clashes erupt in Amsterdam after football match
The Hindu
Israeli and Dutch leaders condemn anti-Semitic clashes in Amsterdam after Europa League match, Israel sends rescue planes.
Israeli and Dutch leaders on Friday (November 8, 2024) condemned "anti-Semitic" clashes that erupted after a Europa League football match in Amsterdam overnight, with Israel sending rescue planes for their citizens.
The violence flared after the game between Maccabi Tel-Aviv and home team Ajax, which won 5-0.
A Dutch police spokesperson told ANP news agency that 57 people had been arrested without further details.
Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof denounced the "completely unacceptable anti-Semitic attacks on Israelis".
"I followed with horror the coverage from Amsterdam," Mr. Schoof wrote on X, adding that he had spoken with his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu to assure him that "the perpetrators will be tracked down and prosecuted".
The pair spoke after Mr. Netanyahu ordered rescue planes to the Netherlands to transport the Israeli fans back home.
Mr. Netanyahu's office said he told Mr. Schoof that he "views the premeditated anti-Semitic attack against Israeli citizens with utmost seriousness and requested increased security for the Jewish community in the Netherlands", his office said.
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