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SvennoJ 6 days ago
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Israel sends ‘rescue planes’ after Israeli football fans in clashes in Amsterdam     

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered the dispatch of two rescue planes to Amsterdam to assist Israeli football supporters who are in the Dutch capital for a match between the Maccabi Tel Aviv club and Ajax Amsterdam.

Israel’s public broadcaster Kan news said the decision was made by Netanyahu after a “situation assessment” with the country’s foreign minister and military.

“The Prime Minister demands that the Dutch government and the Dutch security forces act decisively and quickly against the rioters and ensure the peace of our citizens,” Kan news reported.

According to media reports, scuffles broke out between Maccabi fans and pro-Palestinian demonstrators in the city, while there were also clashes between Israeli fans and police hours before the game kicked off.

Hundreds of Maccabi fans had gathered in the central Dam Square and illegally set off fireworks, the DPA news agency reports and police reported that about 20 people were arrested for disturbing public order and illegal possession of fireworks.

Clashes were also reported between pro-Palestinian demonstrators and police before the Europa League game when some 200 protesters tried to march to the stadium and push through a police blockade.

Police kept the demonstrators away from the stadium where Ajax strolled to a 5-0 win over Maccabi Tel Aviv.


Dutch police talk to a pro-Palestinian activist as Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters gather in Amsterdam ahead of the UEFA Europa League match between Ajax and Maccabi Tel Aviv in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on Thursday


Israeli authorities say 10 football fans injured in Amsterdam violence


Israeli supporters of Maccabi Tel Aviv gather in Amsterdam before the UEFA Europa League match with Ajax on Thursday

Israel’s Foreign Ministry has said 10 Israelis have been injured and two others are “missing” after clashes between football supporters in the Dutch capital Amsterdam.

Palestinian and Israeli media reports suggest the violence erupted between Ajax and Maccabi Tel Aviv fans when Israeli supporters damaged Palestinian flags in Amsterdam before the Europa League match – which the Dutch side won 5-0.

There were also clashes with police before the game as hundreds of Maccabi fans gathered in the central Dam Square and set off fireworks. Police reported that about 20 people were arrested for disturbing public order and illegal possession of fireworks.

Israeli authorities have advised Israelis in Amsterdam to avoid the streets and stay in their hotel rooms. Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has also ordered the dispatch of two rescue planes to assist Israeli football supporters.

Load of nonsense. Football fans rioting is nothing new in Amsterdam. I've lived there for over a decade. The Jordaan (Jewish quarter) has nothing to fear.

But soccer hooligans were using anti Jewish racist slogans during the 90s. "Hamas, Hamas, Jews to the gas" was one of the chants when Rotterdam played Amsterdam. Matches were halted to stop that despicable behavior.

I see it made a resurgence a few years ago.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/dutch-soccer-fans-chant-hamas-jews-to-the-gas-before-match-against-ajax/

Yet sending rescue planes for your misbehaving soccer hooligans, how dramatic can you get.



Translation: Another video shows Zionist fans tearing up the Palestinian flag in the Dutch capital before the match between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Ajax Amsterdam, which caused protests to erupt.