Israeli soccer fans attacked in Amsterdam, with five reportedly hospitalized and dozens of suspects arrested
Israeli soccer fans attacked in Amsterdam, with five reportedly hospitalized and dozens of suspects arrested
Israeli and Dutch leaders have condemned a mass attack on Israeli soccer fans in Amsterdam as clear and violent antisemitism.
Antisemitic rioters "actively sought out Israeli supporters to attack and assault them" after a soccer match in Amsterdam, authorities in the Netherlands said Friday, with police reporting five people hospitalized and 62 detained after a night of violence
Israeli fans attack muslims and make fun of slaughtered palestinian children. Promptly get a lesson on why that is not a good idea.
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You mean antagonizing European football fans can result in violence?
The only stories about this I’ve seen on Lemmy take a very pro-Israel perspective. Have the Israelis started doing to Lemmy what they’ve done to Reddit?
NBC’s coverage, as an alternative, says this immediately after it’s opening statement:
Videos circulating on social media showed violence in the city’s streets, with one video geolocated by NBC News to near Amsterdam's central station appearing to show people chasing others and physically assaulting them. Separate video geolocated by NBC News showed Maccabi Tel Aviv fans in Amsterdam singing “Death to the Arabs” and “Let the IDF win. We will f*** the Arabs,” as well as tearing down a Palestinian flag.
…which clarifies that the attack was the people of Europe showing that unlike their governments, they do not tolerate genocidal apartheid supporters.
It is actually encouraged to post multiple sources about a story here, especially if they cover different material or represent a different take. If you ever notice that a story is misrepresented or a perspective is underrepresented, please don't hesitate to post reliable news sources offering another perspective.
I can't help but notice that you've spammed Lemmy with this exact post.
Which gives the attackers license to be physically violent against those they disagree with?
Odd double standard.
Israeli fans were assaulted after a soccer game in Amsterdam by hordes of young people apparently riled up by calls on social media to target Jewish people, Dutch authorities said Friday. Five people were treated for injuries at hospitals and dozens were arrested.
Tensions had been mounting in the Dutch capital over Israel’s campaigns in Gaza and Lebanon, even before Thursday night’s Europa League match between Ajax and Maccabi Tel Aviv. Amsterdam authorities banned a planned pro-Palestinian demonstration near the stadium, and video showed a large crowd of Israeli fans chanting anti-Arab slogans en route to the game.
Afterwards, youths on scooters and on foot crisscrossed the city in search of Israeli fans, punching and kicking them and then fleeing quickly to evade police, Amsterdam Mayor Femke Halsema said.
In Telegram groups, she added, “there is talk of people going on a Jew hunt. That is so shocking and so despicable that I still cannot fathom it.”
There’s a difference between antisemitism, which gets mentioned in both blurbs at the top of this OP, and anti-Israelism. I will resist any attempts to conflate the two. Hunting down violent instigators, and nationalists from apartheid states is different from attacking religious minorities for their religion.
Attacking Israeli nationalists has to be discussed in a similar context to other forms of violence which are ugly and may or may not be ethical.
"There were clashes before the game, too, as Maccabi fans were among hundreds to march through central Amsterdam in a pro-Israel demonstration, during which flares were lit and Palestinian flags hung on some streets were reportedly torn down amid chants of "death to the Arabs." "
Intentionally misleading. No way you can make a case for that headline.