November 2024 Amsterdam attacks

2024 attacks in Amsterdam

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November 2024 Amsterdam attacks

Location| Amsterdam, Netherlands
Date| 7 November 2024 (2024-11-07)

Attack type

| Assault, harassment, stabbing, and vehicle-ramming attack
Injured| 10
Motive| reported anti-Israel and anti-Zionist sentiment

57 arrested[1]

On the evening of 7 November 2024, Israeli soccer fans, hooligans and supporters of Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C., were attacked in Amsterdam after attending a Europa League match against Ajax. The violence appears to have been widespread and coordinated, with multiple attacks across the city.[2][3]

Some observers and media sources described the incidents as a mass pogrom against Jews due to their coordinated nature, and the selection of Jewish and Israeli individuals as targets.[4] The Israeli and Dutch officials described the attack as antisemitic.[5]

## Background

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The incident occurred amid heightened tensions related to the Israel-Palestine conflict, with pro-Palestinian demonstrations and calls for solidarity seen across several European cities. The Maccabi Tel Aviv vs. Ajax match was a high-profile event in the Europa League, attracting fans from both the local Dutch community and the Israeli community. Reports indicate that some of the attackers were from immigrant backgrounds and expressed strong political sentiments related to the Middle East conflict.[6]

Prior to the match, Amsterdam Mayor Femke Halsema had banned pro-Palestine protests from being held in the immediate vicinity of the match's location, Johan Cruyff Arena, with a planned rally being moved one kilometer away from the stadium.[7] Trouble between the protesters and Maccabi fans had been reported ahead of the match, including a Palestinian flag being torn down and protesters setting off fireworks.[1]

## Attacks

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After the game, groups reportedly began targeting Israeli fans in various areas of Amsterdam. The attacks included stabbings, ramming attacks with cars, and assaults. According to eyewitnesses, some attackers shouted pro-Palestinian slogans, including "Free Palestine." Ten people were injured in the attacks.[8]

Dutch authorities reported that they had so far arrested 57 people in relation to the attacks.[1][9]

## Response

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At approximately 4:30 a.m. local time, the Israeli government dispatched two planes to Amsterdam to assist and, if necessary, evacuate Israeli citizens affected by the attacks.[4][10] Israeli and Dutch authorities coordinated efforts to provide medical and logistical support to the victims.

## Reactions

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### Israeli

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Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu condemned the attacks, stating on X (formerly Twitter): "These are the true faces of the radical terrorism we are fighting. The Western world needs to wake up now!"[11]

Israeli diplomat Danny Danon stated that “we are receiving very disturbing reports of extreme violence against Israelis and Jews on the streets of Holland. There is a pogrom currently taking place in Europe in 2024.”[12]

### Dutch

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Prime Minister Dick Schoof described the attack as "completely unacceptable", and said that it was calmed down and told Netanyahu that the preparators would be found and prosecuted.[5]

Geert Wilders, leader of the Dutch Party for Freedom, wrote that it: "looks like a Jew hunt in the streets of Amsterdam... A pogrom in the streets of Amsterdam. We have become the Gaza of Europe. Muslims with Palestinian flags hunting down Jews. I will not accept that. Never."[12]

## See also

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* Antisemitism in the Netherlands

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Israeli football fans attacked in Amsterdam, officials say". BBC News. 8 November 2024. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
2. ^ Israeli soccer fans attacked in Amsterdam, Israeli authorities say, CNN, 8 November 2024
3. ^ Pogrom in Amsterdam: Muslim Mob Attacks Israelis After Game, COLlive, 7 November 2024.
4. ^ a b "В Амстердаме прошли массовые еврейские погромы". korrespondent.net.
5. ^ a b https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/08/world/europe/amsterdam-israel-soccer-fans-attacked.html
6. ^ COLlive, 7 November 2024
7. ^ "Amsterdam bans pro-Palestine protesters from rallying outside Ajax-Maccabi TLV match". The Jerusalem Post. 7 November 2024. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
8. ^ sports, Ynet (November 8, 2024). "Stabbings, car ramming as Maccabi Tel Aviv soccer fans violently attacked in Amsterdam after match" - via www.ynetnews.com.
9. ^ https://www.politie.nl/nieuws/2024/november/8/05-57-aanhoudingen-rondom-de-voetbalwedstrijd-ajax
maccabi-tel-aviv-fc.html
10. ^ "Netanyahu sends rescue planes as Israeli fans violently attacked after Amsterdam soccer match".
11. ^ "Netanyahu calls on Netherlands 'to act decisively and swiftly against the rioters' | The Times of Israel".
12. ^ a b "'Pogrom' in Amsterdam: Netanyahu sends planes to rescue Jews, US congressmen demand action - JNS.org".

## External Links

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* Violence against Maccabi Tel Aviv fans in Amsterdam