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{{Short description|Riot in Amsterdam}} {{Short description|Riot in Amsterdam}}
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| title = November 2024 Amsterdam attacks | title = November 2024 Amsterdam riots
| date = {{start date|2024|11|7|df=y}} | date = {{start date|2024|11|7|df=y}}
| partof = ] and ] | partof = ] and ]
| image = Amsterdam - panoramio (118).jpg | image = Amsterdam - panoramio (118).jpg
| caption = Amsterdam's ], where the attacks first began | caption = Amsterdam's ], where some of the clashes occurred
| place = ], Netherlands | place = ], Netherlands
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| result = "Emergency measures" in Amsterdam<ref name="sky-measures">{{Cite web |title=Emergency measures in Amsterdam over attacks on Israeli football fans after Palestinian flags torn down |url=https://news.sky.com/story/israel-says-it-will-deploy-rescue-mission-after-violent-incident-targeting-israeli-citizens-in-amsterdam-13250370 |access-date=8 November 2024 |website=] |language=en}}</ref> | result = "Emergency measures" in Amsterdam<ref name="sky-measures">{{Cite web |title=Emergency measures in Amsterdam over attacks on Israeli football fans after Palestinian flags torn down |url=https://news.sky.com/story/israel-says-it-will-deploy-rescue-mission-after-violent-incident-targeting-israeli-citizens-in-amsterdam-13250370 |access-date=8 November 2024 |website=] |language=en}}</ref>
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On 7 November 2024, following a ] football match in ] between Israeli club ] and Dutch club ], tensions over the ] escalated to violence. Targets of the violence included Israeli Maccabi Tel Aviv fans,<ref name=":20">{{Cite web |last=Pomeroy |first=Gabriela |date=2024-11-08 |title='They shouted Jewish, IDF': Israeli football fans describe attack in Amsterdam |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckgv4mdr9y8o |access-date=2024-11-11 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref> an Arab taxi driver,<ref name=":19">{{Cite web |title=Israeli hooligans provoke clashes in Amsterdam after chanting anti-Palestinian slogans |url=https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-hooligans-provoke-clashes-amsterdam-after-chanting-anti |access-date=2024-11-14 |website=Middle East Eye |language=en}}</ref> and pro-Palestinian protestors.<ref name="aje-clash" /> 20–30 people sustained light injuries.<ref name="Buckingham" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Amsterdam mayor condemns 'hit and run' attacks on Israeli football supporters |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cwyge1587e5t?post=asset:ed918101-2b58-48f7-abf8-1850e9505450 |access-date=2024-11-17 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref name="j363" /> Five people were hospitalised. At least 71 people were arrested, including 49 Dutch nationals or residents and 10 Israelis.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":18" /> On 7 November 2024, following a ] football match in ] between Israeli club ] and Dutch club ], tensions over the ] escalated to violence. Targets of the violence included Israeli Maccabi Tel Aviv fans,<ref name=":20">{{Cite web |last=Pomeroy |first=Gabriela |date=2024-11-08 |title='They shouted Jewish, IDF': Israeli football fans describe attack in Amsterdam |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckgv4mdr9y8o |access-date=2024-11-11 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref> an Arab taxi driver,<ref name="Middle East Eye-2024" /> and pro-Palestinian protesters.<ref name="aje-clash" /> 20–30 people sustained light injuries.<ref name="Buckingham" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Amsterdam mayor condemns 'hit and run' attacks on Israeli football supporters |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cwyge1587e5t?post=asset:ed918101-2b58-48f7-abf8-1850e9505450 |access-date=2024-11-17 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref name="j363" /> Five people were hospitalised. At least 71 people were arrested, including 49 Dutch nationals or residents and 10 Israelis.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":18" />


In the run-up to the match, some Maccabi Tel Aviv fans were filmed pulling ] from houses, making ] such as "]", assaulting people, and vandalising local property.<ref name=":1" /><ref name="sky-measures" /><ref name="aje-clash" /><ref name="NBC" /><ref name="Volkskrant3">{{Cite web |last1=Willem |first1=Feenstra |last2=Haro |first2=Kraak |last3=Mark |first3=Misérus |last4=Loes |first4=Reijmer |last5=Marjolein van |first5=de Water |date=8 November 2024 |title=Hoe de oorlog in het Midden-Oosten Amsterdam in geweld onderdompelde |trans-title=How the Middle East War Engulfed Amsterdam in Violence |url=https://www.volkskrant.nl/binnenland/hoe-de-oorlog-in-het-midden-oosten-amsterdam-in-geweld-onderdompelde~b7d4494b/ |access-date=10 November 2024 |work=De Volkskrant |language=nl}}</ref> Messages stating plans to target Israeli fans were subsequently shared through messaging apps.<ref name="Rayner-2024">{{Cite news |last1=Rayner |first1=Gordon |last2=Stringer |first2=Connor |date=2024-11-08 |title=Revealed: How Pro-Palestinian mob organised via WhatsApp to 'Hunt Jews' across Amsterdam |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/11/08/jewish-maccabi-tel-aviv-fans-attacked-in-amsterdam/ |access-date=2024-11-09 |work=The Telegraph |language=en-GB |issn=0307-1235}}</ref><ref name="RTL" /> At the stadium, some Maccabi fans also interrupted a minute of silence for the victims of the ] with chanting and whistles.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":02"/><ref name="BBC News" /> After the match, Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters were ambushed and assaulted across the city.<ref name="Kent-2024">{{Cite web |author1=Eugenia Yosef |author2=Edward Szekeres |author3=Lauren Kent |date=8 November 2024 |title=Israeli soccer fans attacked in Amsterdam, in what Dutch authorities call antisemitic incidents |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2024/11/07/europe/israel-soccer-fans-attacked-amsterdam-intl-hnk/index.html |access-date=8 November 2024 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref> The mayor's office said the perpetrators "actively sought out Israeli supporters to attack and assault them".<ref name="NBC" /> Individuals were shot with fireworks, physically assaulted, and spat on.<ref name=":21">{{Cite web |last=Perets |first=Shir |last2=Heller |first2=Mathilda |last3=Greyman-Kennard |first3=Danielle |date=2024-11-08 |title='We were ambushed': Pogrom in Amsterdam wounds several |url=https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-828103 |access-date=2024-11-21 |website=The Jerusalem Post |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=8 November 2024 |title=Attackers assaulted Israeli fans after a soccer match in Amsterdam, leaving 5 people hospitalized |url=https://apnews.com/article/maccabi-tel-aviv-amsterdam-violence-protests-palestinian-bcea212281f682098c4c77ef552af5f1 |access-date=8 November 2024 |website=AP News|first=Mike|last=Corder |language=en}}</ref><ref name="nltimes.nl-3">{{Cite web |title="Boys on scooters" targeted Israeli football fans in Amsterdam; No confirmed abductions |url=https://nltimes.nl/2024/11/08/boys-scooters-targeted-israeli-football-fans-amsterdam-confirmed-abductions |access-date=8 November 2024 |website=NL Times |language=en}}</ref> Eight rescue flights were organized for the safe return of Israeli fans.<ref name="el al" /><ref name=":8" /> In the run-up to the match, some Maccabi Tel Aviv fans were filmed pulling ] from houses, making ] such as "]", assaulting people, and vandalising local property.<ref name=":1" /><ref name="sky-measures" /><ref name="aje-clash" /><ref name="NBC" /><ref name="Volkskrant3">{{Cite web |last1=Willem |first1=Feenstra |last2=Haro |first2=Kraak |last3=Mark |first3=Misérus |last4=Loes |first4=Reijmer |last5=Marjolein van |first5=de Water |date=8 November 2024 |title=Hoe de oorlog in het Midden-Oosten Amsterdam in geweld onderdompelde |trans-title=How the Middle East War Engulfed Amsterdam in Violence |url=https://www.volkskrant.nl/binnenland/hoe-de-oorlog-in-het-midden-oosten-amsterdam-in-geweld-onderdompelde~b7d4494b/ |access-date=10 November 2024 |work=De Volkskrant |language=nl}}</ref> Plans to target Israeli fans for attack were subsequently shared through messaging apps.<ref name=":12" /><ref name="Rayner-2024">{{Cite news |last1=Rayner |first1=Gordon |last2=Stringer |first2=Connor |date=2024-11-08 |title=Revealed: How Pro-Palestinian mob organised via WhatsApp to 'Hunt Jews' across Amsterdam |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/11/08/jewish-maccabi-tel-aviv-fans-attacked-in-amsterdam/ |access-date=2024-11-09 |work=The Telegraph |language=en-GB |issn=0307-1235}}</ref><ref name="RTL" /> At the stadium, some Maccabi fans also interrupted a minute of silence for the victims of the ] with chanting and whistles.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":02"/><ref name="BBC News" /> After the match, a group of Maccabi fans were recorded assaulting people in the city centre,<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":27" /> whilst Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters were ambushed and assaulted across the city.<ref name="NBC" /> Individuals were shot with fireworks, physically assaulted, and spat on.<ref name=":21">{{Cite web |last1=Perets |first1=Shir |last2=Heller |first2=Mathilda |last3=Greyman-Kennard |first3=Danielle |date=2024-11-08 |title='We were ambushed': Pogrom in Amsterdam wounds several |url=https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-828103 |access-date=2024-11-21 |website=The Jerusalem Post |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=8 November 2024 |title=Attackers assaulted Israeli fans after a soccer match in Amsterdam, leaving 5 people hospitalized |url=https://apnews.com/article/maccabi-tel-aviv-amsterdam-violence-protests-palestinian-bcea212281f682098c4c77ef552af5f1 |access-date=8 November 2024 |website=AP News|first=Mike|last=Corder |language=en}}</ref><ref name="nltimes.nl-3">{{Cite web |title="Boys on scooters" targeted Israeli football fans in Amsterdam; No confirmed abductions |url=https://nltimes.nl/2024/11/08/boys-scooters-targeted-israeli-football-fans-amsterdam-confirmed-abductions |access-date=8 November 2024 |website=NL Times |date=8 November 2024 |language=en}}</ref> Eight rescue flights were organized for the safe return of Israeli fans.<ref name="el al">{{Cite web |last1=Heller |first1=Mathilda |last2=Barsky |first2=Anna |last3=Cohen |first3=Moshe |last4=Sharabi |first4=Meital |date=8 November 2024 |title=El Al rescue flights to Amsterdam to operate on Shabbat, trauma response units activate |url=https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-828149 |access-date=8 November 2024 |website=The Jerusalem Post |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":8" />
The attacks on Israeli fans were condemned as ] by Amsterdam mayor ],<ref name="CBS-Halsema-AS">{{cite news |title=Israeli soccer fans attacked in Amsterdam, with 5 hospitalized and dozens of suspects arrested |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/amsterdam-israeli-soccer-fans-attacked-after-maccabi-match/ |access-date=12 November 2024 |work=CBS News |date=8 November 2024 |quote="This is a very dark moment for the city, for which I am deeply ashamed," Halsema said at a news conference on Friday. "Anti-semitic criminals attacked and assaulted visitors to our city, in hit-and-run actions."}}</ref> Dutch prime minister ],<ref name="F24-Schoof">{{cite news |title=Dutch PM condemns 'anti-Semitic violence' after Amsterdam football match |url=https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20241111-dutch-pm-condemns-anti-semitic-violence-after-amsterdam-football-match |access-date=12 November 2024 |work=France 24 |date=11 November 2024 |language=en |quote="I also know that there are images about the behaviour of the Maccabi supporters. This too is being investigated and it is important that all facts are revealed" Schoof said (...) "But there is a big difference between destroying things and hunting Jews." - "There is nothing, absolutely nothing to serve as an excuse for the deliberate search and hunting down of Jews," said the prime minister, adding: "We have failed our Jewish community." }}</ref> King ],<ref name="BBC-King-quote">{{cite news |last1=Kirby |first1=Paul |title=Amsterdam: We must not turn blind eye to antisemitism, says Dutch king after attacks on Israeli football fans |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2y33ee1klo |access-date=12 November 2024 |work=www.bbc.com |date=8 November 2024 |quote=The Dutch king says Jewish people must feel safe in the Netherlands, after violent attacks against Israeli football fans in the centre of Amsterdam. Willem-Alexander said "our history has taught us how intimidation goes from bad to worse," adding that the country could not ignore "antisemitic behaviour". (...) "Jews must feel safe in the Netherlands, everywhere and at all times. We put our arms around them and will not let them go.}}</ref> and several international leaders.<ref name="AP-AS">{{cite news |last1=Corder |first1=Mike |title=Israeli soccer fans were attacked in Amsterdam. The violence was condemned as antisemitic |url=https://apnews.com/article/maccabi-tel-aviv-amsterdam-violence-protests-palestinian-bcea212281f682098c4c77ef552af5f1 |access-date=12 November 2024 |work=AP News |publisher=Associated Press |date=8 November 2024 |quote= 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 at hospitals and dozens were arrested after the attacks, which were condemned as antisemitic by authorities in Amsterdam, Israel and across Europe. Reports of antisemitic speech, vandalism and violence have been on the rise in Europe since the start of the war in Gaza}}</ref><ref name="Reuters1111">{{cite news |title=Five new arrests in attacks against Israeli soccer supporters, Dutch police say |url=https://www.reuters.com/default/five-new-arrests-attacks-against-israeli-soccer-supporters-dutch-police-say-2024-11-12/ |access-date=13 November 2024 |work=Reuters |date=11 November 2024 |quote=Dutch police on Monday said they had arrested five more people for their suspected involvement in attacks on Israeli football supporters late last week which authorities have condemned as antisemitic.}}</ref> Some commentators characterized the event as a ], triggering a debate about whether the term was applicable. Mayor Halsema regretted her own use of the word, saying it had been "politicised to the point of ]" in Israel and the Netherlands, and had been used to justify racist comments about Muslims. She also said she wished she had been aware of the Maccabi Tel Aviv fans' actions beforehand.<ref name="regret-haaretz" /><ref name="regret-jns">{{Cite web |last=Lidor |first=Canaan |date=18 November 2024 |title=Amsterdam mayor walks back 'pogrom' label for assaults |url=https://www.jns.org/amsterdam-mayor-walks-back-pogrom-label-for-assaults/ |access-date=19 November 2024 |website=]}}</ref> The Palestinian Foreign Ministry, Palestinian Football Association,<ref name=":24" /> and UN Secretary-General ]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-18 |title=Amsterdam violence exposes anti-immigrant Islamophobia in the Netherlands |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/amsterdam-violence-anti-immigrant-islamophobia-netherlands-antisemitis-rcna180455 |access-date=2024-11-21 |website=NBC News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-08 |title=Israeli football fans return home after night of violence in Amsterdam |url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20241108-israeli-football-supporters-back-home-after-amsterdam-violence |access-date=2024-11-21 |website=France 24 |language=en}}</ref> were among those condemning the attacks and other actions of the Israeli fans as anti-Arab and ].<ref name=":17"/><ref name=":19" /><ref name=":4" /> Four days after the riots, Halsema published a report by the chief prosecutor and chief of police<ref name=":25">{{Cite web |title=Raadsbrief feitenrelaas geweldsincidenten |url=https://www.amsterdam.nl/nieuws/nieuwsoverzicht/raadsbrief/ |access-date=2024-11-25 |website=Gemeente Amsterdam}}</ref> which said the events were caused by a "toxic combination of antisemitism, hooliganism, and anger about the conflicts in{{nbsp}}... the Middle East",<ref name=":18" /><ref name=":10" /><ref name=":15" /> and condemned racist violence against minority groups.<ref name=":25" /> The attacks on Israeli fans were condemned as ] by Amsterdam mayor ],<ref name="CBS-Halsema-AS">{{cite news |title=Israeli soccer fans attacked in Amsterdam, with 5 hospitalized and dozens of suspects arrested |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/amsterdam-israeli-soccer-fans-attacked-after-maccabi-match/ |access-date=12 November 2024 |work=CBS News |date=8 November 2024 |quote="This is a very dark moment for the city, for which I am deeply ashamed," Halsema said at a news conference on Friday. "Anti-semitic criminals attacked and assaulted visitors to our city, in hit-and-run actions."}}</ref> Dutch prime minister ],<ref name="F24-Schoof">{{cite news |title=Dutch PM condemns 'anti-Semitic violence' after Amsterdam football match |url=https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20241111-dutch-pm-condemns-anti-semitic-violence-after-amsterdam-football-match |access-date=12 November 2024 |work=France 24 |date=11 November 2024 |language=en |quote="I also know that there are images about the behaviour of the Maccabi supporters. This too is being investigated and it is important that all facts are revealed" Schoof said (...) "But there is a big difference between destroying things and hunting Jews." - "There is nothing, absolutely nothing to serve as an excuse for the deliberate search and hunting down of Jews," said the prime minister, adding: "We have failed our Jewish community." }}</ref> King ],<ref name="BBC-King-quote">{{cite news |last1=Kirby |first1=Paul |title=Amsterdam: We must not turn blind eye to antisemitism, says Dutch king after attacks on Israeli football fans |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2y33ee1klo |access-date=12 November 2024 |work=www.bbc.com |date=8 November 2024 |quote=The Dutch king says Jewish people must feel safe in the Netherlands, after violent attacks against Israeli football fans in the centre of Amsterdam. Willem-Alexander said "our history has taught us how intimidation goes from bad to worse," adding that the country could not ignore "antisemitic behaviour". (...) "Jews must feel safe in the Netherlands, everywhere and at all times. We put our arms around them and will not let them go."}}</ref> and several international leaders.<ref name="AP-AS">{{cite news |last1=Corder |first1=Mike |title=Israeli soccer fans were attacked in Amsterdam. The violence was condemned as antisemitic |url=https://apnews.com/article/maccabi-tel-aviv-amsterdam-violence-protests-palestinian-bcea212281f682098c4c77ef552af5f1 |access-date=12 November 2024 |work=AP News |publisher=Associated Press |date=8 November 2024 |quote= 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 at hospitals and dozens were arrested after the attacks, which were condemned as antisemitic by authorities in Amsterdam, Israel and across Europe. Reports of antisemitic speech, vandalism and violence have been on the rise in Europe since the start of the war in Gaza}}</ref><ref name="Reuters1111">{{cite news |title=Five new arrests in attacks against Israeli soccer supporters, Dutch police say |url=https://www.reuters.com/default/five-new-arrests-attacks-against-israeli-soccer-supporters-dutch-police-say-2024-11-12/ |access-date=13 November 2024 |work=Reuters |date=11 November 2024 |quote=Dutch police on Monday said they had arrested five more people for their suspected involvement in attacks on Israeli football supporters late last week which authorities have condemned as antisemitic.}}</ref> Some commentators characterized the event as a ], triggering a debate about whether the term was applicable. Mayor Halsema regretted her own use of the word, saying it had been "politicised to the point of ]" in Israel and the Netherlands, and had been used to justify racist comments about Muslims. She also said she wished she had been aware of the Maccabi Tel Aviv fans' actions beforehand.<ref name="regret-haaretz" /><ref name="regret-jns">{{Cite web |last=Lidor |first=Canaan |date=18 November 2024 |title=Amsterdam mayor walks back 'pogrom' label for assaults |url=https://www.jns.org/amsterdam-mayor-walks-back-pogrom-label-for-assaults/ |access-date=19 November 2024 |website=]}}</ref> The Palestinian Foreign Ministry, Palestinian Football Association,<ref name=":24" /> and UN Secretary-General ]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-18 |title=Amsterdam violence exposes anti-immigrant Islamophobia in the Netherlands |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/amsterdam-violence-anti-immigrant-islamophobia-netherlands-antisemitis-rcna180455 |access-date=2024-11-21 |website=NBC News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-08 |title=Israeli football fans return home after night of violence in Amsterdam |url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20241108-israeli-football-supporters-back-home-after-amsterdam-violence |access-date=2024-11-21 |website=France 24 |language=en}}</ref> were among those condemning the attacks and other actions of the Israeli fans as anti-Arab and ].<ref name=":17"/><ref name="Middle East Eye-2024" /><ref name=":4" /> Four days after the riots, Halsema published a report compiled with the chief prosecutor and chief of police<ref name=":25">{{Cite web |title=Raadsbrief feitenrelaas geweldsincidenten |url=https://www.amsterdam.nl/nieuws/nieuwsoverzicht/raadsbrief/ |access-date=2024-11-25 |website=Gemeente Amsterdam}}</ref><ref name=":26">{{Cite news |last1=Holmes |first1=Oliver |last2=Henley |first2=Jon |date=2024-11-12 |title='Toxic cocktail' led to Amsterdam violence, mayor says |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/12/toxic-cocktail-led-to-amsterdam-violence-mayor-says |access-date=2024-11-27 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> which said the events were caused by a "toxic combination of antisemitism, hooliganism, and anger about the conflicts in{{nbsp}}... the Middle East",<ref name=":18" /><ref name=":10" /><ref name=":15" /> and condemned racist violence against "all minority groups".<ref name=":25" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Amsterdam |title=Raadsbrief feitenrelaas geweldsincidenten |url=https://www.amsterdam.nl/nieuws/nieuwsoverzicht/raadsbrief/ |access-date=2024-11-27 |website=Amsterdam.nl |publisher=] |language=nl, en |quote="These incidents affect not only Jews but also, increasingly, Muslims, Palestinians, and other minority groups. We abhor all these forms of violence and are doing everything possible to combat them." (...) "Many Jewish Amsterdammers also despise the increased racism and intolerance toward other minorities. Feelings of insecurity and marginalization prevail among all minority groups in Amsterdam. Amsterdam belongs to all of us, and the rule of law is for everyone." (...) "We emphasize that antisemitism cannot be answered with other forms of racism: the safety of one group cannot come at the expense of the safety of another."}}</ref>


== Background == == Background ==
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After the onset of the ] on 7 October 2023, a number of ] have taken place in the Netherlands.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.nu.nl/binnenland/6330876/meer-dan-driehonderd-pro-palestijnse-demonstranten-opgepakt-in-amsterdam.html|title=De politie heeft maandag in totaal ongeveer 320 pro-Palestijnse demonstranten opgepakt in Amsterdam. De arrestaties vonden onder meer plaats nadat een betoging op het Damrak op last van burgemeester Femke Halsema werd beëindigd.|work=]|date=7 October 2024|language=nl|access-date=10 November 2024}}</ref><ref name="b561">{{cite web | last=Deutsch | first=Anthony | title=Pro-Palestinian protest in Amsterdam turns violent after student rally halted | website=Reuters | date=7 May 2024 | url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/dutch-police-end-pro-palestinian-demonstration-amsterdam-university-2024-05-07/ | access-date=11 November 2024}}</ref> After the onset of the ] on 7 October 2023, a number of ] have taken place in the Netherlands.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.nu.nl/binnenland/6330876/meer-dan-driehonderd-pro-palestijnse-demonstranten-opgepakt-in-amsterdam.html|title=De politie heeft maandag in totaal ongeveer 320 pro-Palestijnse demonstranten opgepakt in Amsterdam. De arrestaties vonden onder meer plaats nadat een betoging op het Damrak op last van burgemeester Femke Halsema werd beëindigd.|work=]|date=7 October 2024|language=nl|access-date=10 November 2024}}</ref><ref name="b561">{{cite web | last=Deutsch | first=Anthony | title=Pro-Palestinian protest in Amsterdam turns violent after student rally halted | website=Reuters | date=7 May 2024 | url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/dutch-police-end-pro-palestinian-demonstration-amsterdam-university-2024-05-07/ | access-date=11 November 2024}}</ref>


There have been significant increases in antisemitic and Islamophobic incidents worldwide during the course of the war, including in the Netherlands.<ref name="Reuters">{{Cite news |title=Amsterdam bans protests after "antisemitic squads" attack Israeli soccer fans |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/israels-pm-aware-very-violent-incident-against-israelis-amsterdam-his-office-2024-11-08/ |work=Reuters|first1=Anthony|last1=Deutsch|first2=Bart H.|last2=Meijer|date=9 November 2024|access-date=9 November 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Maqbool |first=Aleem |last2=Parry |first2=Josh |date=10 October 2024 |title=Religious hate crime at record high after Israel-Hamas conflict |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0kjrr44mvdo |access-date=2024-11-20 |website=BBC |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Kassam |first=Ashifa |last2= |first2= |date=2023-11-30 |title=European officials ‘deeply concerned’ for Muslims amid surge in attacks |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2023/nov/30/european-officials-deeply-concerned-for-muslims-amid-surge-in-attacks |access-date=2024-11-20 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> Antisemitism and Islamophobia in the Netherlands were already notably high before the war.<ref>{{cite news |title=Almost a Quarter of Young Dutch Deny Holocaust or Think It's Exaggerated: Survey |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/almost-quarter-young-dutch-deny-holocaust-or-think-its-exaggerated-survey-2023-01-25/ |work=Reuters}}</ref><ref name="Claims Conference">{{cite web |title=New Study Reveals Nearly One Quarter of Dutch Millennials and Gen Z Believe the Holocaust Was a Myth or Exaggerated |url=https://www.claimscon.org/netherlands-study/ |website=Netherlands Holocaust Knowledge and Awareness Survey |publisher=Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany |access-date=19 November 2024 |date=25 January 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-24 |title=Prejudice towards Muslims is much higher in the Netherlands than EU average: Report {{!}} NL Times |url=https://nltimes.nl/2024/10/24/prejudice-towards-muslims-much-higher-netherlands-eu-average-report |access-date=2024-11-20 |website=nltimes.nl |language=en}}</ref> A few months before the attacks, the ]'s ] reported a rise in antisemitic attacks across Europe, which were partly attributed to the war.<ref name="WashingtonPost-2024"/><ref>{{Cite web |last=Markoe |first=Lauren |date=2024-11-08 |title=How bad is antisemitism in Europe? Amsterdam 'pogrom' follows rising hostility |url=https://forward.com/fast-forward/673339/amsterdam-pogrom-maccabi-tel-aviv-antisemitism-europe/ |access-date=2024-11-09 |website=The Forward |language=en}}</ref> The agency also reported a rise in racism and discrimination towards Muslims and Arabs in the continent.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-24 |title=Nearly half of Muslims in Europe face discrimination, EU report warns |url=https://www.rfi.fr/en/international/20241024-nearly-half-of-muslims-in-europe-face-discrimination-eu-report-warns |access-date=2024-11-10 |website=RFI |language=en}}</ref> There have been significant increases in antisemitic and Islamophobic incidents worldwide during the course of the war, including in the Netherlands.<ref name="Reuters">{{Cite news |title=Amsterdam bans protests after "antisemitic squads" attack Israeli soccer fans |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/israels-pm-aware-very-violent-incident-against-israelis-amsterdam-his-office-2024-11-08/ |work=Reuters|first1=Anthony|last1=Deutsch|first2=Bart H.|last2=Meijer|date=9 November 2024|access-date=9 November 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Maqbool |first1=Aleem |last2=Parry |first2=Josh |date=10 October 2024 |title=Religious hate crime at record high after Israel-Hamas conflict |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0kjrr44mvdo |access-date=2024-11-20 |website=BBC |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Kassam |first=Ashifa |last2= |first2= |date=2023-11-30 |title=European officials 'deeply concerned' for Muslims amid surge in attacks |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2023/nov/30/european-officials-deeply-concerned-for-muslims-amid-surge-in-attacks |access-date=2024-11-20 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> Antisemitism and Islamophobia in the Netherlands were already notably high before the war.<ref>{{cite news |title=Almost a Quarter of Young Dutch Deny Holocaust or Think It's Exaggerated: Survey |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/almost-quarter-young-dutch-deny-holocaust-or-think-its-exaggerated-survey-2023-01-25/ |work=Reuters}}</ref><ref name="Claims Conference">{{cite web |title=New Study Reveals Nearly One Quarter of Dutch Millennials and Gen Z Believe the Holocaust Was a Myth or Exaggerated |url=https://www.claimscon.org/netherlands-study/ |website=Netherlands Holocaust Knowledge and Awareness Survey |publisher=Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany |access-date=19 November 2024 |date=25 January 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-24 |title=Prejudice towards Muslims is much higher in the Netherlands than EU average: Report {{!}} NL Times |url=https://nltimes.nl/2024/10/24/prejudice-towards-muslims-much-higher-netherlands-eu-average-report |access-date=2024-11-20 |website=nltimes.nl |language=en}}</ref> A few months before the attacks, the ]'s ] reported a rise in antisemitic attacks across Europe, which were partly attributed to the war.<ref name="WashingtonPost-2024"/><ref>{{Cite web |last=Markoe |first=Lauren |date=2024-11-08 |title=How bad is antisemitism in Europe? Amsterdam 'pogrom' follows rising hostility |url=https://forward.com/fast-forward/673339/amsterdam-pogrom-maccabi-tel-aviv-antisemitism-europe/ |access-date=2024-11-09 |website=The Forward |language=en}}</ref> The agency also reported a rise in racism and discrimination towards Muslims and Arabs in the continent.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-24 |title=Nearly half of Muslims in Europe face discrimination, EU report warns |url=https://www.rfi.fr/en/international/20241024-nearly-half-of-muslims-in-europe-face-discrimination-eu-report-warns |access-date=2024-11-10 |website=RFI |language=en}}</ref>


Racism and xenophobia are also common in European football, with rising incidents of both antisemitism and Islamophobia reported within the sport.<ref name="ICAPF">{{cite web |last1=Verhoeven |first1=Johann |title=Football-Related Antisemitism Compared |url=https://www.annefrank.org/en/about-us/research/social-research/research-on-antisemitism/antisemitism-football/ |access-date=19 November 2024 |work=Report of the International Conference on Antisemitism in Professional Football |agency=Anne Frank House & Museum |date=12 June 2015 |ref=Verhoeven-2024 |language=en |quote=In the Netherlands, another type of shift seems to have taken place, not so much to the social media, but rather to everyday language: the word ‘Jood’ (‘Jew’) has become a common term of abuse. (...) The word ‘Jew’ is more and more often used as a term of abuse, within the context of football and beyond, especially in regions with football clubs whose fan bases are at odds with Ajax.}}</ref><ref name="Wallage 2023">{{cite news |last1=Wallage |first1=Hans |title=Anti-Semitism in the Netherlands is on the Rise |url=https://mosaicmagazine.com/picks/jewish-world/2023/03/anti-semitism-in-the-netherlands-is-on-the-rise/ |access-date=19 November 2024 |agency=CIDI |publisher=Mosaic Magazine |date=14 March 2023 |ref=Wallage |archive-url=https://archive.ph/G3MVE |archive-date=19 November 2024 |quote=The report also demonstrates that soccer rivalries in and outside stadiums are a huge trigger for anti-Semitic agitation. Since the 1970s and 1980s, supporters of the Amsterdam soccer club Ajax have nicknamed themselves as “Jews.” This Jewish identity is based on the historic (and largely inaccurate) perception of their club being rooted in the Jewish community. At first glance, the nickname seems harmless, as Ajax supporters claim to be proud of the so-called “Jewish” identity of the club and its fan base. However, supporters of rival clubs use this identity as a stick to attack the team. As a result, anti-Semitic lyrics that have nothing to do with soccer can be heard during every professional match. “Hamas, Hamas, Jews to the gas,” “Jews burn the best,” “It’s cold and stormy, throw some Jews on the fire,” and “whoever does not jump is a Jew” are some of the slogans, part of a large repertoire of anti-Semitic slurs.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-05 |title="Football has a blind spot when it comes to Islamophobia" |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/13147737/football-has-a-blind-spot-when-it-comes-to-islamophobia-says-first-muslim-fa-council-member-yunus-lunat |access-date=2024-11-20 |website=Sky Sports News}}</ref> The Maccabi Tel Aviv fan base is known to include far-right ] groups<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tamsut |first=Felix |date=2020-07-08 |title=When far-right football fans take to the streets in Israel |url=https://www.dw.com/en/violent-protests-in-israel-when-far-right-football-fans-take-to-the-streets/a-54463825 |access-date=2024-11-10 |website=Deutsche Welle |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Younis |first=Rami |date=2016-04-27 |title=Israel's most racist soccer club isn't shouting 'death to Arabs' |url=https://www.972mag.com/israels-most-racist-soccer-club-isnt-shouting-death-to-arabs/ |access-date=2024-11-10 |website=+972 Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref> that have been involved in racist incidents in Israel in the past, including directing racist abuse at Arab and black players on their own team.<ref name=":20" /><ref name="Buckingham">{{Cite news |last1=Buckingham |first1=Philip |last2=Millar |first2=Colin |date=2024-11-09 |title=Explained: What happened with Maccabi Tel Aviv fans in Amsterdam and how will football react? |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5908576/2024/11/09/maccabi-tel-aviv-fans-attacked-why/ |access-date=2024-11-09 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-09 |title=Chi sono gli ultras del Maccabi Tel Aviv: razzisti e vicini alla destra israeliana |trans-title=Who are the Maccabi Tel Aviv ultras: racists and close to the Israeli right wing |url=https://www.lastampa.it/esteri/2024/11/09/news/ultras_maccabi_tel_aviv_chi_sono-14791788/ |access-date=2024-11-09 |website=La Stampa |language=it |quote=Come successo al calciatore arabo Maharan Radi, o a quello ebreo di origini etiope Baruch Diego, contro il quale hanno urlato versi di scimmie. |trans-quote=As happened to the Arab footballer Maharan Radi, or the Jewish footballer of Ethiopian origin Baruch Diego, against whom they shouted monkey noises.}}</ref> In March, prior to a game against ], a man who had been carrying a Palestinian flag was taken to hospital in Athens after an altercation with a group of Maccabi fans. Two people were arrested.<ref name="Middle East Eye-2024">{{Cite web |last=Fayyad |first=Huthifa |last2=Ullah |first2=Areeb |date=8 November 2024 |title=Israeli hooligans provoke clashes in Amsterdam after chanting anti-Palestinian slogans |url=https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israeli-hooligans-provoke-clashes-amsterdam-after-chanting-anti-palestinian-slogans |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241108084702/https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israeli-hooligans-provoke-clashes-amsterdam-after-chanting-anti-palestinian-slogans |archive-date=8 November 2024 |access-date=8 November 2024 |website=] |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Buckingham" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-07 |title=Σύνταγμα: Βίντεο ντοκουμέντα από τον άγριο ξυλοδαρμό του Αιγύπτιου από Ισραηλινούς οπαδούς της Μακάμπι Τελ Αβίβ |url=https://www.thetoc.gr/koinwnia/article/suntagma-binteo-ntokoumenta-apo-ton-agrio-xulodarmo-tou-aiguptiou-apo-israilinous-opadous-tis-makampi-tel-abib/ |access-date=2024-11-09 |website=The TOC |language=el}}</ref> Other European matches played by Maccabi Tel Aviv this season had passed without violence.<ref name="Buckingham" /> However, security issues with hosting games for visiting Israeli teams have previously arisen, such as the ] declining to stage a Men's National League game between Belgium and Israel in ] on 6 September 2024, with the game being played ] in Hungary instead.<ref name=":0" /> Racism and xenophobia are also common in European football, with rising incidents of both antisemitism and Islamophobia reported within the sport.<ref name="ICAPF">{{cite web |last1=Verhoeven |first1=Johann |title=Football-Related Antisemitism Compared |url=https://www.annefrank.org/en/about-us/research/social-research/research-on-antisemitism/antisemitism-football/ |access-date=19 November 2024 |work=Report of the International Conference on Antisemitism in Professional Football |agency=Anne Frank House & Museum |date=12 June 2015 |ref=Verhoeven-2024 |language=en |quote=In the Netherlands, another type of shift seems to have taken place, not so much to the social media, but rather to everyday language: the word ‘Jood’ (‘Jew’) has become a common term of abuse. (...) The word ‘Jew’ is more and more often used as a term of abuse, within the context of football and beyond, especially in regions with football clubs whose fan bases are at odds with Ajax.}}</ref><ref name="Wallage 2023">{{cite news |last1=Wallage |first1=Hans |title=Anti-Semitism in the Netherlands is on the Rise |url=https://mosaicmagazine.com/picks/jewish-world/2023/03/anti-semitism-in-the-netherlands-is-on-the-rise/ |access-date=19 November 2024 |agency=CIDI |publisher=Mosaic Magazine |date=14 March 2023 |ref=Wallage |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241119184603/https://mosaicmagazine.com/picks/jewish-world/2023/03/anti-semitism-in-the-netherlands-is-on-the-rise/ |archive-date=19 November 2024 |quote=The report also demonstrates that soccer rivalries in and outside stadiums are a huge trigger for anti-Semitic agitation. Since the 1970s and 1980s, supporters of the Amsterdam soccer club Ajax have nicknamed themselves as “Jews.” This Jewish identity is based on the historic (and largely inaccurate) perception of their club being rooted in the Jewish community. At first glance, the nickname seems harmless, as Ajax supporters claim to be proud of the so-called “Jewish” identity of the club and its fan base. However, supporters of rival clubs use this identity as a stick to attack the team. As a result, anti-Semitic lyrics that have nothing to do with soccer can be heard during every professional match. “Hamas, Hamas, Jews to the gas,” “Jews burn the best,” “It’s cold and stormy, throw some Jews on the fire,” and “whoever does not jump is a Jew” are some of the slogans, part of a large repertoire of anti-Semitic slurs.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-05 |title="Football has a blind spot when it comes to Islamophobia" |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/13147737/football-has-a-blind-spot-when-it-comes-to-islamophobia-says-first-muslim-fa-council-member-yunus-lunat |access-date=2024-11-20 |website=Sky Sports News}}</ref> The Maccabi Tel Aviv fan base is known to include far-right ] groups<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tamsut |first=Felix |date=2020-07-08 |title=When far-right football fans take to the streets in Israel |url=https://www.dw.com/en/violent-protests-in-israel-when-far-right-football-fans-take-to-the-streets/a-54463825 |access-date=2024-11-10 |website=Deutsche Welle |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Younis |first=Rami |date=2016-04-27 |title=Israel's most racist soccer club isn't shouting 'death to Arabs' |url=https://www.972mag.com/israels-most-racist-soccer-club-isnt-shouting-death-to-arabs/ |access-date=2024-11-10 |website=+972 Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref> that have been involved in racist incidents in Israel in the past, including directing racist abuse at Arab and black players on their own team.<ref name=":20" /><ref name="Buckingham">{{Cite news |last1=Buckingham |first1=Philip |last2=Millar |first2=Colin |date=2024-11-09 |title=Explained: What happened with Maccabi Tel Aviv fans in Amsterdam and how will football react? |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5908576/2024/11/09/maccabi-tel-aviv-fans-attacked-why/ |access-date=2024-11-09 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-09 |title=Chi sono gli ultras del Maccabi Tel Aviv: razzisti e vicini alla destra israeliana |trans-title=Who are the Maccabi Tel Aviv ultras: racists and close to the Israeli right wing |url=https://www.lastampa.it/esteri/2024/11/09/news/ultras_maccabi_tel_aviv_chi_sono-14791788/ |access-date=2024-11-09 |website=La Stampa |language=it |quote=Come successo al calciatore arabo Maharan Radi, o a quello ebreo di origini etiope Baruch Diego, contro il quale hanno urlato versi di scimmie. |trans-quote=As happened to the Arab footballer Maharan Radi, or the Jewish footballer of Ethiopian origin Baruch Diego, against whom they shouted monkey noises.}}</ref> In March, prior to a game against ], a man who had been carrying a Palestinian flag was taken to hospital in Athens after an altercation with a group of Maccabi fans. Two people were arrested.<ref name="Middle East Eye-2024">{{Cite web |last1=Fayyad |first1=Huthifa |last2=Ullah |first2=Areeb |date=8 November 2024 |title=Israeli hooligans provoke clashes in Amsterdam after chanting anti-Palestinian slogans |url=https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israeli-hooligans-provoke-clashes-amsterdam-after-chanting-anti-palestinian-slogans |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241108084702/https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israeli-hooligans-provoke-clashes-amsterdam-after-chanting-anti-palestinian-slogans |archive-date=8 November 2024 |access-date=8 November 2024 |website=] |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Buckingham" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-07 |title=Σύνταγμα: Βίντεο ντοκουμέντα από τον άγριο ξυλοδαρμό του Αιγύπτιου από Ισραηλινούς οπαδούς της Μακάμπι Τελ Αβίβ |url=https://www.thetoc.gr/koinwnia/article/suntagma-binteo-ntokoumenta-apo-ton-agrio-xulodarmo-tou-aiguptiou-apo-israilinous-opadous-tis-makampi-tel-abib/ |access-date=2024-11-09 |website=The TOC |language=el}}</ref> Other European matches played by Maccabi Tel Aviv this season had passed without violence.<ref name="Buckingham" /> However, security issues with hosting games for visiting Israeli teams have previously arisen, such as the ] declining to stage a Men's National League game between Belgium and Israel in ] on 6 September 2024, with the game being played ] in Hungary instead.<ref name=":0" />


== Events == == Events ==
=== Prelude === === Prelude ===
The match between Ajax and Maccabi Tel Aviv was a ] ] match held at the ]. Ahead of the game, Amsterdam mayor ] prohibited pro-Palestinian protests near the stadium due to concerns over possible violence.<ref>{{cite news |last=Heller |first=Mathilda |date=7 November 2024 |title=Amsterdam bans pro-Palestine protesters from rallying outside Ajax-Maccabi TLV match |url=https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/article-828003 |access-date=8 November 2024 |work=The Jerusalem Post |language=en}}</ref> Halsema requested an additional threat assessment from the ] (NCTV), noting increased tensions due to the ] and the upcoming commemoration of the '']'',<ref name="a6032">{{cite web |date=8 November 2024 |title=Geschopt, geslagen en opgejaagd: hoe het misging in Amsterdam |url=https://nos.nl/artikel/2543763-geschopt-geslagen-en-opgejaagd-hoe-het-misging-in-amsterdam |access-date=9 November 2024 |website=NOS.nl |language=nl}}</ref> but the NCTV found no specific threats.<ref name="nltimes.nl-3"/> ] agents joined the team on their trip to "provide maximum protection",<ref name="telegraaf">{{Cite news |last=Kapteijns |first=Jeroen |date=5 November 2024 |title=Mossad reist met Maccabi Tel Aviv mee naar Amsterdam voor uitduel met Ajax |url=https://www.telegraaf.nl/sport/160352077/mossad-reist-met-maccabi-tel-aviv-mee-naar-amsterdam-voor-uitduel-met-ajax |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.ph/20241118160514/https://www.telegraaf.nl/sport/160352077/mossad-reist-met-maccabi-tel-aviv-mee-naar-amsterdam-voor-uitduel-met-ajax |archive-date=18 November 2024 |access-date=8 November 2024 |work=] |language=nl}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=5 November 2024 |title=Just in case: Mossad agents to join Maccabi Tel Aviv FC trip to Amsterdam |url=https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/sports/article-827683 |access-date=8 November 2024 |work=] |language=en}}</ref> and Amsterdam police increased their presence in the city center the night before the match.<ref name="Kent-2024" /> The match between Ajax and Maccabi Tel Aviv was a ] ] match held at the ]. Ahead of the game, Amsterdam mayor ] prohibited pro-Palestinian protests near the stadium due to concerns over possible violence.<ref>{{cite news |last=Heller |first=Mathilda |date=7 November 2024 |title=Amsterdam bans pro-Palestine protesters from rallying outside Ajax-Maccabi TLV match |url=https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/article-828003 |access-date=8 November 2024 |work=The Jerusalem Post |language=en}}</ref> Halsema requested an additional threat assessment from the ] (NCTV), noting increased tensions due to the ] and the upcoming commemoration of the '']'',<ref name="a6032">{{cite web |date=8 November 2024 |title=Geschopt, geslagen en opgejaagd: hoe het misging in Amsterdam |url=https://nos.nl/artikel/2543763-geschopt-geslagen-en-opgejaagd-hoe-het-misging-in-amsterdam |access-date=9 November 2024 |website=NOS.nl |language=nl}}</ref> but the NCTV found no specific threats.<ref name="nltimes.nl-3"/> ] agents joined the team on their trip to "provide maximum protection",<ref name="telegraaf">{{Cite news |last=Kapteijns |first=Jeroen |date=5 November 2024 |title=Mossad reist met Maccabi Tel Aviv mee naar Amsterdam voor uitduel met Ajax |url=https://www.telegraaf.nl/sport/160352077/mossad-reist-met-maccabi-tel-aviv-mee-naar-amsterdam-voor-uitduel-met-ajax |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241118160514/https://www.telegraaf.nl/sport/160352077/mossad-reist-met-maccabi-tel-aviv-mee-naar-amsterdam-voor-uitduel-met-ajax |archive-date=18 November 2024 |access-date=8 November 2024 |work=] |language=nl}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=5 November 2024 |title=Just in case: Mossad agents to join Maccabi Tel Aviv FC trip to Amsterdam |url=https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/sports/article-827683 |access-date=8 November 2024 |work=] |language=en}}</ref> and Amsterdam police increased their presence in the city center the night before the match.<ref name="Kent-2024">{{Cite web |author1=Eugenia Yosef |author2=Edward Szekeres |author3=Lauren Kent |date=8 November 2024 |title=Israeli soccer fans attacked in Amsterdam, in what Dutch authorities call antisemitic incidents |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2024/11/07/europe/israel-soccer-fans-attacked-amsterdam-intl-hnk/index.html |access-date=8 November 2024 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref>


Israel claimed that the Mossad warned of a potential threat to Israelis and Jews in the Netherlands prior to the match, sending a warning to security forces.<ref name=":22">{{Cite web |date=8 November 2024 |title=The Mossad warned of a threat in the Netherlands ahead of the pogrom - report |url=https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-828203 |access-date=8 November 2024 |website=The Jerusalem Post |language=en}}</ref> Dutch security minister ] said they had not received a warning but would continue searching if they had missed something.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.trouw.nl/binnenland/liveblog-nasleep-rellen-van-weel-nog-geen-israelische-waarschuwing-gevonden-bij-diensten~b57cd0f0/?moment_id=c534d92f-a153-4e96-aba3-8c61405e3765|title=Van Weel: nog geen Israëlische waarschuwing gevonden bij diensten|work=Trouw|date=11 November 2024|language=nl}}</ref> The mayor later said that the match itself was not initially flagged as high-risk, as ].<ref name="Reuters" /><ref name=Atlantic>{{Cite web |last=Foer |first=Franklin |date=2024-11-08 |title=The Strange History Behind the Anti-Semitic Dutch Soccer Attacks |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2024/11/jewish-history-behind-dutch-soccer-attacks/680601/ |access-date=2024-11-09 |website=The Atlantic |language=en}}</ref> Local authorities cited concerns over the potential for conflict in various areas,<ref name="Kent-2024" /><ref name="NBC">{{cite web |last=Siemaszko |first=Corky |last2=Pinson |first2=Shira |last3=Mulligan |first3=Matthew |date=8 November 2024 |title=Israeli soccer fans attacked in Amsterdam |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/israeli-soccer-fans-attacked-amsterdam-maccabi-tel-aviv-ajax-rcna179262 |access-date=8 November 2024 |website=NBC News |language=en}}</ref> as "distressing" incidents targeting minorities—including Jews, Muslims and Palestinians specifically—had occurred before.<ref name=":18" /> A pro-Palestinian protester, who had called for a boycott of Maccabi Tel Aviv to match the ], had been attacked by Ajax supporters near ] on 2 November 2024.<ref name="Volkskrant3"/> Mossad also warned ahead of the event of an Israeli former soldier having his passport stolen and his details posted on social media.<ref name=":22" /> Israel claimed that the Mossad warned of a potential threat to Israelis and Jews in the Netherlands prior to the match, sending a warning to security forces.<ref name=":22">{{Cite web |date=8 November 2024 |title=The Mossad warned of a threat in the Netherlands ahead of the pogrom - report |url=https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-828203 |access-date=8 November 2024 |website=The Jerusalem Post |language=en}}</ref> Dutch security minister ] said they had not received a warning but would continue searching if they had missed something.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.trouw.nl/binnenland/liveblog-nasleep-rellen-van-weel-nog-geen-israelische-waarschuwing-gevonden-bij-diensten~b57cd0f0/?moment_id=c534d92f-a153-4e96-aba3-8c61405e3765|title=Van Weel: nog geen Israëlische waarschuwing gevonden bij diensten|work=Trouw|date=11 November 2024|language=nl}}</ref> The mayor later said that the match itself was not initially flagged as high-risk, as ].<ref name="Reuters" /><ref name=Atlantic>{{Cite web |last=Foer |first=Franklin |date=2024-11-08 |title=The Strange History Behind the Anti-Semitic Dutch Soccer Attacks |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2024/11/jewish-history-behind-dutch-soccer-attacks/680601/ |access-date=2024-11-09 |website=The Atlantic |language=en}}</ref> Local authorities cited concerns over the potential for conflict in various areas,<ref name="Kent-2024" /><ref name="NBC">{{cite web |last1=Siemaszko |first1=Corky |last2=Pinson |first2=Shira |last3=Mulligan |first3=Matthew |date=8 November 2024 |title=Israeli soccer fans attacked in Amsterdam |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/israeli-soccer-fans-attacked-amsterdam-maccabi-tel-aviv-ajax-rcna179262 |access-date=8 November 2024 |website=NBC News |language=en}}</ref> as "distressing" incidents targeting minorities—including Jews, Muslims and Palestinians specifically—had occurred before.<ref name=":18" /> A pro-Palestinian protester, who had called for a boycott of Maccabi Tel Aviv to match the ], had been attacked by Ajax supporters near ] on 2 November 2024.<ref name="Volkskrant3"/> Mossad also warned ahead of the event of an Israeli former soldier having his passport stolen and his details posted on social media.<ref name=":22" />


=== 6 November === === 6 November ===
By 6 November, pro-Palestinian activists expressed fear on social media about the arrival of Israeli fans. "The city is full of hooligans, including Israeli soldiers," said a widely shared message on pro-Palestinian social media channels. "Maccabi openly supports war crimes and genocide in Gaza. (...) Ask yourself, are you physically and mentally prepared to take on a crowd of hooligans? Staying at home does not make you any less of an activist."<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |last=Feenstra |first=Willem |last2=Kraak |first2=Haro |last3=Misérus |first3=Mark |last4=Reijmer |first4=Loes |last5=van de Water |first5=Marjolein |date=2024-11-08 |title=Hoe de oorlog in het Midden-Oosten Amsterdam in geweld onderdompelde |trans-title=How the war in the Middle East plunged Amsterdam into violence |url=https://www.volkskrant.nl/binnenland/hoe-de-oorlog-in-het-midden-oosten-amsterdam-in-geweld-onderdompelde~b7d4494b/ |access-date=2024-11-11 |website=]}}</ref> By 6 November, pro-Palestinian activists expressed fear on social media about the arrival of Israeli fans. "The city is full of hooligans, including Israeli soldiers," said a widely shared message on pro-Palestinian social media channels. "Maccabi openly supports war crimes and ]. (...) Ask yourself, are you physically and mentally prepared to take on a crowd of hooligans? Staying at home does not make you any less of an activist."<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |last1=Feenstra |first1=Willem |last2=Kraak |first2=Haro |last3=Misérus |first3=Mark |last4=Reijmer |first4=Loes |last5=van de Water |first5=Marjolein |date=2024-11-08 |title=Hoe de oorlog in het Midden-Oosten Amsterdam in geweld onderdompelde |trans-title=How the war in the Middle East plunged Amsterdam into violence |url=https://www.volkskrant.nl/binnenland/hoe-de-oorlog-in-het-midden-oosten-amsterdam-in-geweld-onderdompelde~b7d4494b/ |access-date=2024-11-11 |website=]}}</ref>


That evening, footage and reports showed about 50 Maccabi fans<ref name=":18" /> in Amsterdam, tearing down and burning<ref name="Volkskrant3"/> ], and shouting "fuck you Palestine".<ref name="Volkskrant3"/><ref name="Boztas-2024">{{Cite news |last1=Boztas |first1=Senay |last2=Burke |first2=Jason |last3=Rankin |first3=Jennifer |date=2024-11-08 |title=Amsterdam police arrest more than 60 people after attacks on Israeli football fans |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/08/israel-sends-rescue-planes-football-fans-reportedly-attacked-amsterdam |access-date=2024-11-09 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> Dozens of Maccabi supporters gathered in front of Villa Mokum, a squat on the ] where several Palestinian flags were displayed. Videos showed them throwing stones at the windows, climbing the building and ripping the flags off. "They kicked our doors and tried to enter our house," a 23-year-old resident of the property told '']''. "They raised their middle finger and made decapitation gestures, saying , 'We're going to kill you and we will come back'."<ref name=":1" /> Video footage showed a police car passing without stopping, leading to criticism on social media.<ref name=":6" /><ref name=":5" /> That evening, footage and reports showed about 50 Maccabi fans<ref name=":18" /> in Amsterdam, tearing down and burning<ref name="Volkskrant3"/> ], and shouting "fuck you Palestine".<ref name="Volkskrant3"/><ref name="Boztas-2024">{{Cite news |last1=Boztas |first1=Senay |last2=Burke |first2=Jason |last3=Rankin |first3=Jennifer |date=2024-11-08 |title=Amsterdam police arrest more than 60 people after attacks on Israeli football fans |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/08/israel-sends-rescue-planes-football-fans-reportedly-attacked-amsterdam |access-date=2024-11-09 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> Dozens of Maccabi supporters gathered in front of Villa Mokum, a squat on the ] where several Palestinian flags were displayed. Videos showed them throwing stones at the windows, climbing the building and ripping the flags off. "They kicked our doors and tried to enter our house," a 23-year-old resident of the property told '']''. "They raised their middle finger and made decapitation gestures, saying , 'We're going to kill you and we will come back'."<ref name=":1" /> Video footage showed a police car passing without stopping, leading to criticism on social media.<ref name=":6" /><ref name=":5" />


A Dutch police chief said there were incidents "on both sides".<ref name="bbc222">{{cite news |last=Kirby |first=Paul |date=8 November 2024 |title=Israeli football fans attacked in Amsterdam, officials say |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2y33ee1klo |access-date=8 November 2024 |work=BBC News}}</ref> Groups of Maccabi fans vandalised several taxis in and around the ].<ref name=":18" /> A video showed a man attacking a taxi with a metal chain.<ref name=":6" /><ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last=Gutschker |first=Thomas |date=2024-11-10 |title=Amsterdam: Die Jagd auf Fans aus Israel hat eine Vorgeschichte |url=https://www.faz.net/aktuell/politik/ausland/amsterdam-die-jagd-auf-fans-aus-israel-hat-eine-vorgeschichte-110102406.html |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.ph/20241112103919/https://www.faz.net/aktuell/politik/ausland/amsterdam-die-jagd-auf-fans-aus-israel-hat-eine-vorgeschichte-110102406.html |archive-date=12 November 2024 |access-date=2024-11-11 |website=] |language=de}}</ref> Another video shared on social media showed a group of people kicking a man on the ground.<ref name=":5" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Hooligans van Maccabi Tel Aviv mishandelen taxichauffeur in Amsterdam |url=https://www.rtl.nl/nieuws/binnenland/artikel/5479291/hooligans-van-maccabi-tel-aviv-amsterdam-slaags-met |website=] |language=nl}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Hinke |first=Bart |date=2024-11-12 |title=Al in de nacht vóór de voetbalwedstrijd vielen mannen uit taxi Israëliërs aan |url=https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2024/11/12/al-in-de-nacht-voor-de-voetbalwedstrijd-vielen-mannen-uit-taxi-israeliers-aan-a4872836 |access-date=2024-11-12 |work=NRC |language=nl-NL}}</ref> This was followed by "an online call" for taxi drivers to go to a casino where 400 Israeli fans were present, but the situation was eventually defused by the police, who escorted the Maccabi supporters outside.<ref name="Boztas-2024" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Boztas |first=Senay |date=2024-11-10 |title=First charges over violence linked to football match in Amsterdam |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/10/amsterdam-police-charge-four-after-attack-on-israeli-football-fans |access-date=2024-11-15 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref name="a6032"/> A Maccabi supporter was also chased into the canal and forced to yell "Free Palestine".<ref name="Volkskrant3"/><ref name=":21" /> According to AT5, "Kankerjood" ("cancer Jew") was shouted during the incident.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.at5.nl/artikelen/229412/spanningen-in-de-stad-afgelopen-nacht-palestijnse-vlag-van-gevel-gehaald-en-man-in-de-gracht|title=Spanningen in de stad afgelopen nacht, Palestijnse vlag van gevel gehaald en man in de gracht|work=At5|language=nl|date=7 November 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Baeyens |first=Nele |last2=Nicolay |first2=Daan |date=8 November 2024 |title=Check rellen Amsterdam |url=https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2024/11/08/check-rellen-amsterdam/ |work=VRT news |language=nl}}</ref> The Amsterdam police said they had prevented other disturbances, and that by 3.30am everything in the city had quietened down.<ref name="a6032"/> A Dutch police chief said there were incidents "on both sides".<ref name="bbc222">{{cite news |last=Kirby |first=Paul |date=8 November 2024 |title=Israeli football fans attacked in Amsterdam, officials say |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2y33ee1klo |access-date=8 November 2024 |work=BBC News}}</ref> Groups of Maccabi fans vandalised several taxis in and around the ].<ref name=":18" /> A video showed a man attacking a taxi with a metal chain.<ref name=":6" /><ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last=Gutschker |first=Thomas |date=2024-11-10 |title=Amsterdam: Die Jagd auf Fans aus Israel hat eine Vorgeschichte |url=https://www.faz.net/aktuell/politik/ausland/amsterdam-die-jagd-auf-fans-aus-israel-hat-eine-vorgeschichte-110102406.html |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241112103919/https://www.faz.net/aktuell/politik/ausland/amsterdam-die-jagd-auf-fans-aus-israel-hat-eine-vorgeschichte-110102406.html |archive-date=12 November 2024 |access-date=2024-11-11 |website=] |language=de}}</ref> Another video shared on social media showed a group of people kicking a man on the ground.<ref name=":5" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Hooligans van Maccabi Tel Aviv mishandelen taxichauffeur in Amsterdam |url=https://www.rtl.nl/nieuws/binnenland/artikel/5479291/hooligans-van-maccabi-tel-aviv-amsterdam-slaags-met |website=] |date=7 November 2024 |language=nl}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Hinke |first=Bart |date=2024-11-12 |title=Al in de nacht vóór de voetbalwedstrijd vielen mannen uit taxi Israëliërs aan |url=https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2024/11/12/al-in-de-nacht-voor-de-voetbalwedstrijd-vielen-mannen-uit-taxi-israeliers-aan-a4872836 |access-date=2024-11-12 |work=NRC |language=nl-NL}}</ref> This was followed by "an online call" for taxi drivers to go to a casino where 400 Israeli fans were present, but the situation was eventually defused by the police, who escorted the Maccabi supporters outside.<ref name="Boztas-2024" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Boztas |first=Senay |date=2024-11-10 |title=First charges over violence linked to football match in Amsterdam |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/10/amsterdam-police-charge-four-after-attack-on-israeli-football-fans |access-date=2024-11-15 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref name="a6032"/> A Maccabi supporter was also chased into the canal and forced to yell "Free Palestine".<ref name="Volkskrant3"/><ref name=":21" /> According to AT5, "Kankerjood" ("cancer Jew") was shouted during the incident.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.at5.nl/artikelen/229412/spanningen-in-de-stad-afgelopen-nacht-palestijnse-vlag-van-gevel-gehaald-en-man-in-de-gracht|title=Spanningen in de stad afgelopen nacht, Palestijnse vlag van gevel gehaald en man in de gracht|work=At5|language=nl|date=7 November 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Baeyens |first1=Nele |last2=Nicolay |first2=Daan |date=8 November 2024 |title=Check rellen Amsterdam |url=https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2024/11/08/check-rellen-amsterdam/ |work=VRT news |language=nl}}</ref> The Amsterdam police said they had prevented other disturbances, and that by 3.30am everything in the city had quietened down.<ref name="a6032"/>


On Wednesday evening after the incident at the casino and throughout Thursday, calls for attacks on Israeli supporters, including a call for a "Jew hunt", were shared in ], ], and ] groups.<ref name="RTL">{{Cite web|url=https://www.rtl.nl/nieuws/artikel/5479449/geweld-aanvallen-israeliers-amsterdam-snapchat-oproep-social-media|title='Wees daar strijders!': zo werden de aanvallen op Israëlische supporters georganiseerd|first=Daniël|last=Verlaan|work=RTL Nieuws|date=9 November 2024|language=nl}}</ref><ref name="Rayner-2024" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/calls-for-jew-hunt-preceded-attacks-in-amsterdam-e3311e21|title=Calls for 'Jew Hunt' Preceded Attacks in Amsterdam|work=The Wall Street Journal|first1=Stacy|last1=Meichtry|first2=Kim|last2=Mackrael|first3=Anat|last3=Peled|date=10 November 2024|access-date=13 November 2024}}</ref> On Wednesday evening after the incident at the casino and throughout Thursday, calls for attacks on Israeli supporters, including a call for a "Jew hunt", were shared in ], ], and ] groups.<ref name="RTL">{{Cite web|url=https://www.rtl.nl/nieuws/artikel/5479449/geweld-aanvallen-israeliers-amsterdam-snapchat-oproep-social-media|title='Wees daar strijders!': zo werden de aanvallen op Israëlische supporters georganiseerd|first=Daniël|last=Verlaan|work=RTL Nieuws|date=9 November 2024|language=nl}}</ref><ref name="Rayner-2024" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/calls-for-jew-hunt-preceded-attacks-in-amsterdam-e3311e21|title=Calls for 'Jew Hunt' Preceded Attacks in Amsterdam|work=The Wall Street Journal|first1=Stacy|last1=Meichtry|first2=Kim|last2=Mackrael|first3=Anat|last3=Peled|date=10 November 2024|access-date=13 November 2024}}</ref>


=== 7 November === === 7 November ===
City officials met on the morning of the match to discuss whether to cancel the game due to the "aggression shown by Maccabi supporters and the reaction of the taxi drivers". It was decided to let the game go ahead.<ref name=":18" /> That afternoon, some pro-Palestinian demonstrators attempted to reach the Johan Cruyff Arena, despite the heightened security and protest ban.<ref name="Kent-2024" /> ] ] also convened in the city centre, in particular around ], displaying banners for Israeli soldiers and setting off illegal fireworks.<ref name=":5" /> They chanted, among other things, "Fuck the Arabs".<ref name="Volkskrant3"/> Other people, clothed in black, chanted anti-Israeli slogans.<ref name="NRC">{{Cite news |last=Steketee |first=Hans |date=8 November 2024 |title=Goed voorbereid risicoduel op het veld loopt op straat uit de hand |url=https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2024/11/08/goed-voorbereid-risicoduel-op-het-veld-loopt-op-straat-uit-de-hand-a4872469 |access-date=10 November 2024 |work=NRC |language=nl}}</ref> Police instructed individuals displaying pro-Palestinian symbols or chanting slogans like "Free Palestine" to leave the square.<ref name="nltimes.nl">{{Cite web |title=Arrests in Amsterdam after pro-Palestinian activists heckle Maccabi Tel Aviv fans |url=https://nltimes.nl/2024/11/07/arrests-amsterdam-pro-palestinian-activists-heckle-maccabi-tel-aviv-fans |access-date=8 November 2024 |website=NL Times |language=en}}</ref> City officials met on the morning of the match to discuss whether to cancel the game due to the "aggression shown by Maccabi supporters and the reaction of the taxi drivers". It was decided to let the game go ahead.<ref name=":18" /> That afternoon, some pro-Palestinian demonstrators attempted to reach the Johan Cruyff Arena, despite the heightened security and protest ban.<ref name="Kent-2024" /> ] ] also convened in the city centre, in particular around ], displaying banners for Israeli soldiers and setting off illegal fireworks.<ref name=":5" /> They chanted, among other things, "Fuck the Arabs".<ref name="Volkskrant3"/> Other people, clothed in black, chanted anti-Israeli slogans.<ref name="NRC">{{Cite news |last=Steketee |first=Hans |date=8 November 2024 |title=Goed voorbereid risicoduel op het veld loopt op straat uit de hand |url=https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2024/11/08/goed-voorbereid-risicoduel-op-het-veld-loopt-op-straat-uit-de-hand-a4872469 |access-date=10 November 2024 |work=NRC |language=nl}}</ref> Police instructed individuals displaying pro-Palestinian symbols or chanting slogans like "Free Palestine" to leave the square.<ref name="nltimes.nl">{{Cite web |title=Arrests in Amsterdam after pro-Palestinian activists heckle Maccabi Tel Aviv fans |url=https://nltimes.nl/2024/11/07/arrests-amsterdam-pro-palestinian-activists-heckle-maccabi-tel-aviv-fans |access-date=8 November 2024 |website=NL Times |date=7 November 2024 |language=en}}</ref>


At around 5pm, the Maccabi ultras moved towards the stadium, leading to fights in side streets and in Station Square.<ref name="NRC"/> On their way to the match, Israeli fans were captured on video chanting "]", "Let the ] win" and "Why is there no school in Gaza? There are no children left there. Olé, olé, olé."<ref name=":5" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-08 |title=What to Know About the Attacks on Israeli Soccer Fans in Amsterdam |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/08/world/europe/amsterdam-israel-soccer-fans-attacks.html |access-date=2024-11-10 |website=The New York Times|first1=Eve|last1=Sampson|first2=Lynsey|last2=Chutel|first3=Christopher F.|last3=Schuetze}}</ref> At the stadium, a group of Maccabi fans interrupted a minute of silence for the victims of the ] with anti-Palestinian chanting and whistles;<ref>{{Cite web |title=Maccabi Tel Aviv hooligans clash with locals in Amsterdam after Ajax match |url=https://www.turkiyetoday.com/world/maccabi-tel-aviv-hooligans-clash-with-locals-in-amsterdam-after-ajax-match-76180/ |access-date=2024-11-15 |website=Türkiye Today |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Cook |first=Jonathan |date=11 November 2024 |title=The West buries a genocide – by making victims of Israel's football thugs |url=https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/west-buries-genocide-making-victims-israel-football-thugs |access-date=2024-11-15 |website=Middle East Eye |language=en}}</ref><ref name="BBC News" /> this was attributed by some outlets to the Spanish government's criticism of Israel's war conduct in Gaza.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |last=Martin |first=Patrick |last2=Nicholls |first2=Cameron |last3=Ford |first3=Mazoe |last4=Tlozek |first4=Eric |date=2024-11-08 |title='Anti-Semitic hit-and-run squad' attacks leave Israeli soccer fans scrambling to leave Amsterdam, vowing to never return |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-09/amsterdam-maccabi-tel-aviv-ajax-football-violence-anti-semitism/104580470 |access-date=2024-11-09 |work=ABC News |language=en-AU}}</ref><ref name=":02">{{Cite web |title=What we know about violence involving football fans in Amsterdam |url=https://news.sky.com/story/what-we-know-about-violence-involving-football-fans-in-amsterdam-13250618 |access-date=2024-11-09 |website=Sky News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Schmeller |first=Raphael |date=2024-11-11 |title=Amsterdamer Gewaltnacht falsch dargestellt: Warum ignorieren deutsche Medien die Fakten? |url=https://www.berliner-zeitung.de/politik-gesellschaft/geopolitik/amsterdam-gewaltnacht-falsch-dargestellt-warum-ignorieren-deutsche-medien-die-fakten-li.2270978 |access-date=2024-11-15 |website=Berliner Zeitung |language=de}}</ref> At around 5pm, the Maccabi ultras moved towards the stadium, leading to fights in side streets and in Station Square.<ref name="NRC"/> On their way to the match, Israeli fans were captured on video chanting "]", "Let the ] win" and "Why is there no school in Gaza? There are no children left there. Olé, olé, olé."<ref name=":5" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-08 |title=What to Know About the Attacks on Israeli Soccer Fans in Amsterdam |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/08/world/europe/amsterdam-israel-soccer-fans-attacks.html |access-date=2024-11-10 |website=The New York Times|first1=Eve|last1=Sampson|first2=Lynsey|last2=Chutel|first3=Christopher F.|last3=Schuetze}}</ref> At the stadium, a group of Maccabi fans interrupted a minute of silence for the victims of the ] with anti-Palestinian chanting and whistles;<ref>{{Cite web |title=Maccabi Tel Aviv hooligans clash with locals in Amsterdam after Ajax match |url=https://www.turkiyetoday.com/world/maccabi-tel-aviv-hooligans-clash-with-locals-in-amsterdam-after-ajax-match-76180/ |access-date=2024-11-15 |website=Türkiye Today |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Cook |first=Jonathan |date=11 November 2024 |title=The West buries a genocide – by making victims of Israel's football thugs |url=https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/west-buries-genocide-making-victims-israel-football-thugs |access-date=2024-11-15 |website=Middle East Eye |language=en}}</ref><ref name="BBC News" /> this was attributed by some outlets to the Spanish government's criticism of Israel's war conduct in Gaza.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |last1=Martin |first1=Patrick |last2=Nicholls |first2=Cameron |last3=Ford |first3=Mazoe |last4=Tlozek |first4=Eric |date=2024-11-08 |title='Anti-Semitic hit-and-run squad' attacks leave Israeli soccer fans scrambling to leave Amsterdam, vowing to never return |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-09/amsterdam-maccabi-tel-aviv-ajax-football-violence-anti-semitism/104580470 |access-date=2024-11-09 |work=ABC News |language=en-AU}}</ref><ref name=":02">{{Cite web |title=What we know about violence involving football fans in Amsterdam |url=https://news.sky.com/story/what-we-know-about-violence-involving-football-fans-in-amsterdam-13250618 |access-date=2024-11-09 |website=Sky News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Schmeller |first=Raphael |date=2024-11-11 |title=Amsterdamer Gewaltnacht falsch dargestellt: Warum ignorieren deutsche Medien die Fakten? |url=https://www.berliner-zeitung.de/politik-gesellschaft/geopolitik/amsterdam-gewaltnacht-falsch-dargestellt-warum-ignorieren-deutsche-medien-die-fakten-li.2270978 |access-date=2024-11-15 |website=Berliner Zeitung |language=de}}</ref>


After the game, Maccabi supporters moved to the city centre.<ref name="NRC" /> Footage of Israeli fans being escorted to the metro by police after the match showed them singing anti-Arab songs.<ref name=":02"/> A video, geolocated by Sky News to the Amsterdam city centre after dark on 7 November, showed Israeli supporters pulling down another Palestinian flag from a building, accompanied by chants of "Olé, olé" and "fuck you".<ref name=":02" /> A group of Maccabi fans were recorded walking through the city centre with belts in their hands, assaulting people.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last1=Riel |first1=Roos van |last2=Herter |first2=Anna |date=9 November 2024 |title=Beelden harde kern Maccabi schuren: 'Ze trapten tegen onze deur en probeerden ons huis binnen te komen' |url=https://www.parool.nl/amsterdam/beelden-harde-kern-maccabi-schuren-ze-trapten-tegen-onze-deur-en-probeerden-ons-huis-binnen-te-komen~bd3cb6e2/ |access-date=10 November 2024 |work=] |language=nl}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nos.nl/artikel/2544021-maccabi-fans-hadden-planken-en-riemen-politie-neemt-beelden-mee-in-onderzoek|title=Maccabi-fans hadden planken en riemen, politie neemt beelden mee in onderzoek|work=NOS News|language=nl|date=10 November 2024}}</ref> After midnight, chanting Maccabi supporters kicked the front door of a woman with a pro-Palestinian poster in her window.<ref name="NRC" /><ref name=":1" /> After the game, Maccabi supporters moved to the city centre.<ref name="NRC" /> Footage of Israeli fans being escorted to the metro by police after the match showed them singing anti-Arab songs.<ref name=":02"/> A video, geolocated by Sky News to the Amsterdam city centre after dark on 7 November, showed Israeli supporters pulling down another Palestinian flag from a building, accompanied by chants of "Olé, olé" and "fuck you".<ref name=":02" /> A group of Maccabi fans were recorded walking through the city centre with belts in their hands, assaulting people.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last1=Riel |first1=Roos van |last2=Herter |first2=Anna |date=9 November 2024 |title=Beelden harde kern Maccabi schuren: 'Ze trapten tegen onze deur en probeerden ons huis binnen te komen' |url=https://www.parool.nl/amsterdam/beelden-harde-kern-maccabi-schuren-ze-trapten-tegen-onze-deur-en-probeerden-ons-huis-binnen-te-komen~bd3cb6e2/ |access-date=10 November 2024 |work=] |language=nl}}</ref><ref name=":27">{{Cite web|url=https://nos.nl/artikel/2544021-maccabi-fans-hadden-planken-en-riemen-politie-neemt-beelden-mee-in-onderzoek|title=Maccabi-fans hadden planken en riemen, politie neemt beelden mee in onderzoek|work=NOS News|language=nl|date=10 November 2024}}</ref> After midnight, chanting Maccabi supporters kicked the front door of a woman with a pro-Palestinian poster in her window.<ref name="NRC" /><ref name=":1" />


According to the Dutch police, Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters were subsequently ambushed and attacked in various locations throughout the city after the match.<ref name="Kent-2024" /> Halsema said the attacks included "hit-and-run" assaults carried out by "boys on scooters", who fled the scene when confronted by police.<ref name="nltimes.nl-3"/> Footage showed fans being beaten and chased with knives. Eyewitnesses reported attempted stabbings, individuals being thrown into a river, and attackers beating and spitting on Israelis.<ref name=":21" /> Video showed one man, apparently unconscious, kicked repeatedly while sprawled in the street.<ref name="Rayner-2024" /> Other footage showed a group of men being chased down a street in the city centre, with shouting heard as they are struck by someone out of shot; one man on the ground repeatedly shouts: "I'm not Jewish!"<ref name=":02" /> A report by '']'' also indicated at least one attempted kidnapping of an Israeli, and many fans sought refuge by barricading themselves in stores and buildings.<ref name=":21" /> Ten Israelis were injured and three temporarily went missing during the attacks, but were later accounted for.<ref name="Crisp-2024">{{Cite news |last=Crisp |first=James |date=8 November 2024 |title='Jew hunt' condemned after pro-Palestinian mob attacks football fans in Amsterdam |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/11/08/maccabi-ajax-football-israelis-attacked-palestine-protest/ |access-date=8 November 2024 |work=The Telegraph |language=en-GB |issn=0307-1235}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last1=Eichner |first1=Itamar |last2=Zitun |first2=Yoav |date=2024-11-08 |title=Israel confirms all missing fans accounted for after Amsterdam attacks; IDF bans troop travel |url=https://www.ynetnews.com/article/sj6owsjbje |access-date=2024-11-09 |work=Ynetnews |language=en}}</ref> Dutch police said they attempted to protect as many Israeli fans as possible, organising buses to take them to their hotels.<ref name="niet in beeld">{{Cite web |last=van den Heuvel |first=John |date=10 November 2024 |title=Geschokte ME'er over Jodenjacht: 'Ik herken me totaal niet in beeld dat Maccabi-fans geweld uitlokten' |url=https://www.telegraaf.nl/nieuws/931019379/geschokte-me-er-over-jodenjacht-ik-herken-me-totaal-niet-in-beeld-dat-maccabi-fans-geweld-uitlokten |work=] |language=nl}}</ref> According to the Dutch police, Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters were subsequently ambushed and attacked in various locations throughout the city after the match.<ref name="Kent-2024" /> Halsema said the attacks included "hit-and-run" assaults carried out by "boys on scooters", who fled the scene when confronted by police.<ref name="nltimes.nl-3"/> Footage showed fans being beaten and chased with knives. Eyewitnesses reported attempted stabbings, individuals being thrown into a river, and attackers beating and spitting on Israelis.<ref name=":21" /> Video showed one man, apparently unconscious, kicked repeatedly while sprawled in the street.<ref name="Rayner-2024" /> Other footage showed a group of men being chased down a street in the city centre, with shouting heard as they are struck by someone out of shot; one man on the ground repeatedly shouts: "I'm not Jewish!"<ref name=":02" /> A report by '']'' also indicated at least one attempted kidnapping of an Israeli, and many fans sought refuge by barricading themselves in stores and buildings.<ref name=":21" /> Ten Israelis were injured and three temporarily went missing during the attacks, but were later accounted for.<ref name="Crisp-2024">{{Cite news |last=Crisp |first=James |date=8 November 2024 |title='Jew hunt' condemned after pro-Palestinian mob attacks football fans in Amsterdam |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/11/08/maccabi-ajax-football-israelis-attacked-palestine-protest/ |access-date=8 November 2024 |work=The Telegraph |language=en-GB |issn=0307-1235}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last1=Eichner |first1=Itamar |last2=Zitun |first2=Yoav |date=2024-11-08 |title=Israel confirms all missing fans accounted for after Amsterdam attacks; IDF bans troop travel |url=https://www.ynetnews.com/article/sj6owsjbje |access-date=2024-11-09 |work=Ynetnews |language=en}}</ref> Dutch police said they attempted to protect as many Israeli fans as possible, organising buses to take them to their hotels.<ref name="niet in beeld">{{Cite web |last=van den Heuvel |first=John |date=10 November 2024 |title=Geschokte ME'er over Jodenjacht: 'Ik herken me totaal niet in beeld dat Maccabi-fans geweld uitlokten' |url=https://www.telegraaf.nl/nieuws/931019379/geschokte-me-er-over-jodenjacht-ik-herken-me-totaal-niet-in-beeld-dat-maccabi-fans-geweld-uitlokten |work=] |language=nl}}</ref>
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== Legal == == Legal ==
A total of 71 people were arrested in relation to the football match. Before and during the match, police arrested 62<ref name=":0" /><ref name="nltimes.nl-3" /> people including three for public violence.<ref name=":10">{{Cite web |last=Schrijver |first=Marijn |last2=Rigter |first2=Niels |last3=Schoonhoven |first3=Silvan |date=2024-11-11 |title=Amsterdam: rellen rond Maccabi-wedstrijd 'giftige cocktail', stadsbestuur kreeg geen waarschuwing van NCTV |url=https://www.telegraaf.nl/nieuws/2011590330/amsterdam-rellen-rond-maccabi-wedstrijd-giftige-cocktail-stadsbestuur-kreeg-geen-waarschuwing-van-nctv |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.ph/20241112004717/https://www.telegraaf.nl/nieuws/2011590330/amsterdam-rellen-rond-maccabi-wedstrijd-giftige-cocktail-stadsbestuur-kreeg-geen-waarschuwing-van-nctv |archive-date=12 November 2024 |access-date=2024-11-12 |website=Telegraaf.nl |language=nl}}</ref> Among the people arrested were 49 Dutch residents and 10 Israelis.<ref name="Trouw-arrests" /> No arrests were made on the night of 7 November during the anti-Israeli violence after the match, but the police announced they would be searching for suspects.<ref name="Trouw-arrests">{{Cite web|url=https://www.trouw.nl/binnenland/liveblog-nasleep-rellen-geen-enkele-aanhouding-tijdens-hit-and-run-acties-amsterdam~b57cd0f0/|title=Liveblog nasleep rellen: Geen enkele aanhouding tijdens hit-and-run-acties Amsterdam|language=nl|work=Trouw|date=9 November 2024|access-date=9 November 2024}}</ref> As of 11 November, nine suspects have been arrested.<ref>{{Cite web |last=van der Pal |first=Tim |last2=van Egmond |first2=Joost |last3=van Raalte |first3=Jeroen |date=11 November 2024 |title=De conclusies worden al getrokken, maar over het geweld in Amsterdam weten we vooral veel niet |url=https://www.trouw.nl/binnenland/de-conclusies-worden-al-getrokken-maar-over-het-geweld-in-amsterdam-weten-we-vooral-veel-niet~b58040b8/ |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.ph/20241111193955/https://www.trouw.nl/binnenland/de-conclusies-worden-al-getrokken-maar-over-het-geweld-in-amsterdam-weten-we-vooral-veel-niet~b58040b8/ |archive-date=11 November 2024 |work=Trouw |language=nl}}</ref> A total of 71 people were arrested in relation to the football match. Before and during the match, police arrested 62<ref name=":0" /><ref name="nltimes.nl-3" /> people including three for public violence.<ref name=":10">{{Cite web |last1=Schrijver |first1=Marijn |last2=Rigter |first2=Niels |last3=Schoonhoven |first3=Silvan |date=2024-11-11 |title=Amsterdam: rellen rond Maccabi-wedstrijd 'giftige cocktail', stadsbestuur kreeg geen waarschuwing van NCTV |url=https://www.telegraaf.nl/nieuws/2011590330/amsterdam-rellen-rond-maccabi-wedstrijd-giftige-cocktail-stadsbestuur-kreeg-geen-waarschuwing-van-nctv |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241112004717/https://www.telegraaf.nl/nieuws/2011590330/amsterdam-rellen-rond-maccabi-wedstrijd-giftige-cocktail-stadsbestuur-kreeg-geen-waarschuwing-van-nctv |archive-date=12 November 2024 |access-date=2024-11-12 |website=Telegraaf.nl |language=nl}}</ref> Among the people arrested were 49 Dutch residents and 10 Israelis.<ref name="Trouw-arrests" /> No arrests were made on the night of 7 November during the anti-Israeli violence after the match, but the police announced they would be searching for suspects.<ref name="Trouw-arrests">{{Cite web|url=https://www.trouw.nl/binnenland/liveblog-nasleep-rellen-geen-enkele-aanhouding-tijdens-hit-and-run-acties-amsterdam~b57cd0f0/|title=Liveblog nasleep rellen: Geen enkele aanhouding tijdens hit-and-run-acties Amsterdam|language=nl|work=Trouw|date=9 November 2024|access-date=9 November 2024}}</ref> As of 11 November, nine suspects have been arrested.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=van der Pal |first1=Tim |last2=van Egmond |first2=Joost |last3=van Raalte |first3=Jeroen |date=11 November 2024 |title=De conclusies worden al getrokken, maar over het geweld in Amsterdam weten we vooral veel niet |url=https://www.trouw.nl/binnenland/de-conclusies-worden-al-getrokken-maar-over-het-geweld-in-amsterdam-weten-we-vooral-veel-niet~b58040b8/ |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241111193955/https://www.trouw.nl/binnenland/de-conclusies-worden-al-getrokken-maar-over-het-geweld-in-amsterdam-weten-we-vooral-veel-niet~b58040b8/ |archive-date=11 November 2024 |work=Trouw |language=nl}}</ref>


== Aftermath == == Aftermath ==
The five people who were hospitalized were eventually released, while approximately 20 to 30 others sustained minor injuries. Following the return of Maccabi fans to Israel, video was posted on social media showing them chanting the racist slogans they had chanted in Amsterdam, including "Why is school out in Gaza? There are no children left there".<ref>{{cite web | last=Silkoff | first=Shira | title=Maccabi fans filmed chanting racist slogans against Arabs upon arrival at Ben Gurion from Amsterdam | website=The Times of Israel | date=2024-11-08 | url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/maccabi-fans-filmed-chanting-racist-slogans-against-arabs-upon-arrival-at-ben-gurion-from-amsterdam/ | access-date=2024-11-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hacialioglu |first=Selin |date=2024-11-09 |title=Galatasaray's Hakim Ziyech faces backlash after mocking fleeing Maccabi Tel Aviv fans |url=https://www.turkiyetoday.com/sports/galatasarays-hakim-ziyech-faces-backlash-after-mocking-fleeing-maccabi-tel-aviv-fans-76700/ |access-date=2024-11-09 |website=Türkiye Today |publisher=] |language=en-US}}</ref> The five people who were hospitalized were eventually released, while approximately 20 to 30 others sustained minor injuries. Following the return of Maccabi fans to Israel, video was posted on social media showing them chanting the racist slogans they had chanted in Amsterdam, including "Why is school out in Gaza? There are no children left there".<ref>{{cite web | last=Silkoff | first=Shira | title=Maccabi fans filmed chanting racist slogans against Arabs upon arrival at Ben Gurion from Amsterdam | website=The Times of Israel | date=2024-11-08 | url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/maccabi-fans-filmed-chanting-racist-slogans-against-arabs-upon-arrival-at-ben-gurion-from-amsterdam/ | access-date=2024-11-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hacialioglu |first=Selin |date=2024-11-09 |title=Galatasaray's Hakim Ziyech faces backlash after mocking fleeing Maccabi Tel Aviv fans |url=https://www.turkiyetoday.com/sports/galatasarays-hakim-ziyech-faces-backlash-after-mocking-fleeing-maccabi-tel-aviv-fans-76700/ |access-date=2024-11-09 |website=Türkiye Today |publisher=] |language=en-US}}</ref>


Amsterdam officials issued an emergency ordinance banning any demonstrations for three days after the overnight attacks, and giving Dutch police the authority to stop and search individuals.<ref name="Reuters" /> Police were also stationed in larger numbers at Jewish institutions across the city.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Corder |first=Mike |date=2024-11-08 |title=Israeli soccer fans were attacked in Amsterdam. The violence was condemned as antisemitic |url=https://apnews.com/article/maccabi-tel-aviv-amsterdam-violence-protests-palestinian-bcea212281f682098c4c77ef552af5f1 |access-date=2024-11-09 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref> A bomb threat on a synagogue turned out to be false and calls to attack mosques circulated online.<ref name=":15">{{Cite web |last=Schuetze |first=Christopher F. |last2=Tankersley |first2=Jim |last3=Kropman |first3=Rosanne |date=2024-11-12 |title=Amsterdam Authorities Expect More Arrests Related to Attacks Around Soccer Match |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/12/world/europe/amsterdam-israeli-soccer-attack-report.htmlport.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241113015027/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/12/world/europe/amsterdam-israeli-soccer-attack-report.html |archive-date=2024-11-13 |access-date=2024-11-25 |website=]}}</ref> The ordinance was extended for four more days on 10 November.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://nos.nl/liveblog/2543687-demonstratieverbod-amsterdam-verlengd-tientallen-arrestaties-na-verboden-demonstratie-op-de-dam#UPDATE-container-81895812|title=Noodverordening Amsterdam verlengd|language=nl|trans-title=Emergency ordinance Amsterdam extended|work=NOS Nieuws|date=10 November 2024}}</ref> The organisations Erev Rav and the Stop Racism and Fascism Platform cancelled a local ] commemoration due to the 'violent' Maccabi supporters<ref>{{Cite news |last=Pronk |first=Stephan |date=2024-11-08 |title=Kristallnachtherdenking in Amsterdam afgelast om 'gewelddadige' Maccabi-supporters |url=https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2024/11/08/kristallnachtherdenking-in-amsterdam-afgelast-uit-vrees-voor-geweldige-maccabi-supporters-a4872457 |access-date=2024-11-12 |work=NRC |language=nl-NL}}</ref> and the municipality's inadequate response to the events.<ref name="Ewoudt-2024">{{Cite web |last= |date=2024-11-09 |title=Hoe Halsema Amsterdam uitleverde aan Israëlische hooligans |url=https://socialisme.nu/hoe-halsema-amsterdam-uitleverde-aan-israelische-hooligans/ |access-date=2024-11-09 |website=socialisme.nu |language=nl-NL}}</ref> They also expressed concern about the "failure of the police to protect anti-Zionist Jews and demonstrators, after the mayor and police of Amsterdam allowed Israeli Zionists to wreak havoc, burn Palestinian flags, wish ] and mistreat taxi drivers."<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-09 |title=Kristallnachtherdenking 2024 gaat niet door i.v.m. onvoldoende bescherming door politie en gemeente. |url=https://www.platformstopracisme.nl/fascisme-nooit-meer-voor-niemand-kristallnachtherdenking/ |access-date=2024-11-09 |website=Platform Stop Racisme en Fascisme |language=nl-NL}}</ref> Amsterdam officials issued an emergency ordinance banning any demonstrations for three days after the overnight attacks, and giving Dutch police the authority to stop and search individuals.<ref name="Reuters" /> Police were also stationed in larger numbers at Jewish institutions across the city.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Corder |first=Mike |date=2024-11-08 |title=Israeli soccer fans were attacked in Amsterdam. The violence was condemned as antisemitic |url=https://apnews.com/article/maccabi-tel-aviv-amsterdam-violence-protests-palestinian-bcea212281f682098c4c77ef552af5f1 |access-date=2024-11-09 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref> A bomb threat on a synagogue turned out to be false and calls to attack mosques circulated online.<ref name=":15">{{Cite web |last1=Schuetze |first1=Christopher F. |last2=Tankersley |first2=Jim |last3=Kropman |first3=Rosanne |date=2024-11-12 |title=Amsterdam Authorities Expect More Arrests Related to Attacks Around Soccer Match |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/12/world/europe/amsterdam-israeli-soccer-attack-report.htmlport.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241113015027/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/12/world/europe/amsterdam-israeli-soccer-attack-report.html |archive-date=2024-11-13 |access-date=2024-11-25 |website=]}}</ref> The ordinance was extended for four more days on 10 November.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://nos.nl/liveblog/2543687-demonstratieverbod-amsterdam-verlengd-tientallen-arrestaties-na-verboden-demonstratie-op-de-dam#UPDATE-container-81895812|title=Noodverordening Amsterdam verlengd|language=nl|trans-title=Emergency ordinance Amsterdam extended|work=NOS Nieuws|date=10 November 2024}}</ref> The organisations Erev Rav and the Stop Racism and Fascism Platform cancelled a local ] commemoration due to the 'violent' Maccabi supporters<ref>{{Cite news |last=Pronk |first=Stephan |date=2024-11-08 |title=Kristallnachtherdenking in Amsterdam afgelast om 'gewelddadige' Maccabi-supporters |url=https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2024/11/08/kristallnachtherdenking-in-amsterdam-afgelast-uit-vrees-voor-geweldige-maccabi-supporters-a4872457 |access-date=2024-11-12 |work=NRC |language=nl-NL}}</ref> and the municipality's inadequate response to the events.<ref name="Ewoudt-2024">{{Cite web |last= |date=2024-11-09 |title=Hoe Halsema Amsterdam uitleverde aan Israëlische hooligans |url=https://socialisme.nu/hoe-halsema-amsterdam-uitleverde-aan-israelische-hooligans/ |access-date=2024-11-09 |website=socialisme.nu |language=nl-NL}}</ref> They also expressed concern about the "failure of the police to protect anti-Zionist Jews and demonstrators, after the mayor and police of Amsterdam allowed Israeli Zionists to wreak havoc, burn Palestinian flags, wish ] and mistreat taxi drivers."<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-09 |title=Kristallnachtherdenking 2024 gaat niet door i.v.m. onvoldoende bescherming door politie en gemeente. |url=https://www.platformstopracisme.nl/fascisme-nooit-meer-voor-niemand-kristallnachtherdenking/ |access-date=2024-11-09 |website=Platform Stop Racisme en Fascisme |language=nl-NL}}</ref>


On 13 November 2024, pro-Palestinian protestors who had assembled in Dam Square despite the protesting ban were filmed apparently being attacked by police. Mayor Halsema said the incident "looks serious" and was being treated as a high priority investigation by the police and the prosecution service, and will also attempt to determine whether the violence was "in accordance with official instructions". Halsema ended the protest ban on 14 November 2024, saying that enforcing the ban had become "untenable".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Paternoster |first=Tamsin |date=2024-11-14 |title=Police investigated for violence against protesters in Amsterdam |url=https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/11/14/dutch-police-under-investigation-for-alleged-violence-against-protesters-in-amsterdam |access-date=2024-11-15 |website=euronews |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-14 |title=Dutch authorities investigate alleged police violence after pro-Palestinian protest |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/dutch-investigate-alleged-police-violence-after-banned-protest-2024-11-14/ |access-date=2024-11-15 |website=Reuters}}</ref> On 13 November 2024, pro-Palestinian protesters who had assembled in Dam Square despite the protesting ban were filmed apparently being attacked by police. Mayor Halsema said the incident "looks serious" and was being treated as a high priority investigation by the police and the prosecution service, and will also attempt to determine whether the violence was "in accordance with official instructions". Halsema ended the protest ban on 14 November 2024, saying that enforcing the ban had become "untenable".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Paternoster |first=Tamsin |date=2024-11-14 |title=Police investigated for violence against protesters in Amsterdam |url=https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/11/14/dutch-police-under-investigation-for-alleged-violence-against-protesters-in-amsterdam |access-date=2024-11-15 |website=euronews |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-14 |title=Dutch authorities investigate alleged police violence after pro-Palestinian protest |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/dutch-investigate-alleged-police-violence-after-banned-protest-2024-11-14/ |access-date=2024-11-15 |website=Reuters}}</ref>


In preparation for the 2024–25 ] match on 14 November between France and Israel at ] near ], French authorities mobilized over 4,000 law enforcement officers throughout the city with ] escorting the Israeli team and their fans.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-11 |title=France-Israel match, 4,000 law enforcement officers mobilized: 'Zero tolerance' |url=https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-828535 |access-date=2024-11-15 |website=] |language=en}}</ref> Security checks near the stadium were also increased and a ban on political messages and Palestinian flags in the stadium was enforced. Despite this, some Israeli officials urged fans not to attend for their safety.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-11 |title=Israel urges fans to skip 'high-risk' France-Israel football match |url=https://www.thelocal.fr/20241111/israel-urges-fans-to-skip-high-risk-france-israel-football-match?bmvxybhmz16948%2F |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241115090110/https://www.thelocal.fr/20241111/israel-urges-fans-to-skip-high-risk-france-israel-football-match |archive-date=2024-11-15 |website=thelocal.fr |publisher=]}}</ref> In preparation for the 2024–25 ] match on 14 November between France and Israel at ] near ], French authorities mobilized over 4,000 law enforcement officers throughout the city with ] escorting the Israeli team and their fans.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-11 |title=France-Israel match, 4,000 law enforcement officers mobilized: 'Zero tolerance' |url=https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-828535 |access-date=2024-11-15 |website=] |language=en}}</ref> Security checks near the stadium were also increased and a ban on political messages and Palestinian flags in the stadium was enforced. Despite this, some Israeli officials urged fans not to attend for their safety.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-11 |title=Israel urges fans to skip 'high-risk' France-Israel football match |url=https://www.thelocal.fr/20241111/israel-urges-fans-to-skip-high-risk-france-israel-football-match?bmvxybhmz16948%2F |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241115090110/https://www.thelocal.fr/20241111/israel-urges-fans-to-skip-high-risk-france-israel-football-match |archive-date=2024-11-15 |website=thelocal.fr |publisher=]}}</ref>


=== Media reporting === === Media reporting ===
The UK's ] and Israel's ] were criticised for editing reports and deleting social media posts referencing the anti-Arab behaviour of Israeli fans.<ref name=":4">{{Cite news |last=Ferguson |first=Alasdair |date=2024-11-09 |title=Sky News deletes tweet about football fans from Israel chanting anti-Arab slurs |url=https://www.thenational.scot/news/24712660.sky-news-deletes-tweet-israel-football-fans-chating-racist-slurs/ |access-date=2024-11-10 |work=] |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":17" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Demirci |first=Zuhal |date=2024-11-10 |title=Sky News removes tweet on Israeli football fans chanting racist slogans |url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/world/sky-news-removes-tweet-on-israeli-football-fans-chanting-racist-slogans/3389571 |access-date=2024-11-21 |website=Anadolu Ajansı}}</ref> Sky News removed references to Maccabi Tel Aviv fans tearing down a flag, even though the three men on video could be heard speaking Hebrew, and deleted a reference to Maccabi fans attacking locals. Channel 12 similarly deleted a post about Maccabi Tel Aviv fans tearing down a Palestinian flag and having altercations with Muslim taxi drivers after the network faced backlash, including from Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu's son ], who asked: "Whose side is Channel 12 on?" on his Telegram channel.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news |last=Fink |first=Rachel |last2=Cohen |first2=Ido David |date=2024-11-10 |title=Israeli and Foreign Media Outlets Revise Coverage of Amsterdam Attacks on Israeli Soccer Fans |url=https://www.haaretz.com/world-news/europe/2024-11-10/ty-article/.premium/israeli-foreign-media-outlets-revise-coverage-of-amsterdam-attacks-on-israeli-soccer-fans/00000193-16d9-dded-abb3-fedf03e40000 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241110193659/https://www.haaretz.com/world-news/europe/2024-11-10/ty-article/.premium/israeli-foreign-media-outlets-revise-coverage-of-amsterdam-attacks-on-israeli-soccer-fans/00000193-16d9-dded-abb3-fedf03e40000 |archive-date=2024-11-10 |access-date=2024-11-10 |work=]}}</ref> ] founder Sarah Schwartz described Sky News' decision as "a powerful example of distorted reportage", and criticised other coverage around the world, writing that "analogies to pogroms and the Holocaust obscure reality" and allow ] and ] to "flourish".<ref name=":17">{{Cite web |last=Schwartz |first=Sarah |date=2024-11-11 |title=Selective reporting on Amsterdam attacks perpetuates anti-Palestine racism and antisemitism |url=https://www.crikey.com.au/2024/11/11/amsterdam-football-fan-attacks-palestine-israel-media-coverage/ |access-date=2024-11-13 |website=Crikey |language=en-US}}</ref> The UK's ] and Israel's ] were criticised for editing reports and deleting social media posts referencing the anti-Arab behaviour of Israeli fans.<ref name=":4">{{Cite news |last=Ferguson |first=Alasdair |date=2024-11-09 |title=Sky News deletes tweet about football fans from Israel chanting anti-Arab slurs |url=https://www.thenational.scot/news/24712660.sky-news-deletes-tweet-israel-football-fans-chating-racist-slurs/ |access-date=2024-11-10 |work=] |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":17" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Demirci |first=Zuhal |date=2024-11-10 |title=Sky News removes tweet on Israeli football fans chanting racist slogans |url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/world/sky-news-removes-tweet-on-israeli-football-fans-chanting-racist-slogans/3389571 |access-date=2024-11-21 |website=Anadolu Ajansı}}</ref> Sky News removed references to Maccabi Tel Aviv fans tearing down a flag, even though the three men on video could be heard speaking Hebrew, and deleted a reference to Maccabi fans attacking locals. Channel 12 similarly deleted a post about Maccabi Tel Aviv fans tearing down a Palestinian flag and having altercations with Muslim taxi drivers after the network faced backlash, including from Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu's son ], who asked: "Whose side is Channel 12 on?" on his Telegram channel.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news |last1=Fink |first1=Rachel |last2=Cohen |first2=Ido David |date=2024-11-10 |title=Israeli and Foreign Media Outlets Revise Coverage of Amsterdam Attacks on Israeli Soccer Fans |url=https://www.haaretz.com/world-news/europe/2024-11-10/ty-article/.premium/israeli-foreign-media-outlets-revise-coverage-of-amsterdam-attacks-on-israeli-soccer-fans/00000193-16d9-dded-abb3-fedf03e40000 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241110193659/https://www.haaretz.com/world-news/europe/2024-11-10/ty-article/.premium/israeli-foreign-media-outlets-revise-coverage-of-amsterdam-attacks-on-israeli-soccer-fans/00000193-16d9-dded-abb3-fedf03e40000 |archive-date=2024-11-10 |access-date=2024-11-10 |work=]}}</ref> ] founder Sarah Schwartz described Sky News' decision as "a powerful example of distorted reportage", and criticised other coverage around the world, writing that "analogies to pogroms and the Holocaust obscure reality" and allow ] and ] to "flourish".<ref name=":17">{{Cite web |last=Schwartz |first=Sarah |date=2024-11-11 |title=Selective reporting on Amsterdam attacks perpetuates anti-Palestine racism and antisemitism |url=https://www.crikey.com.au/2024/11/11/amsterdam-football-fan-attacks-palestine-israel-media-coverage/ |access-date=2024-11-13 |website=Crikey |language=en-US}}</ref>


Dutch photographer Annet de Graaf filmed Maccabi supporters attacking Amsterdammers,<ref name=":12" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Pascoe |first=Robin |date=2024-11-10 |title=Eyewitnesses film Maccabi fans causing trouble in Amsterdam |url=https://www.dutchnews.nl/2024/11/eyewitnesses-film-maccabi-fans-causing-trouble-in-amsterdam/ |access-date=2024-11-13 |website=DutchNews.nl |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref name=":23">{{Cite web |last=Breuer |first=Rayna |last2=Baig |first2=Rachel |date=2024-11-12 |title=Fact check: Amsterdam video doesn't show attack on Israelis |url=https://www.dw.com/en/fact-check-amsterdam-video-doesnt-show-attack-on-israelis/a-70763374 |access-date=2024-11-13 |website=dw.com |language=en}}</ref> but many media outlets initially misreported that the video showed an antisemitic mob beating Israelis, including '']'', the German tabloid '']'' and the '']'' news programme of German public broadcaster ].<ref name=":23" /><ref name=":13" /><ref name=":11" /> '']'' attributed this to a mistake made by ], who syndicated the footage.<ref name=":14">{{Cite web |last=Yoon |first=John |date=2024-11-08 |title=Antisemitic Attacks Prompt Emergency Flights for Israeli Soccer Fans |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/08/world/europe/amsterdam-israel-soccer-fans-attacked.html |access-date=2024-11-14 |website=The New York Times}}</ref><ref name=":16">{{Cite web |last=Pollock |first=Laura |date=2024-11-13 |title=New York Times issues correction over Amsterdam football violence video |url=https://www.thenational.scot/news/24721694.new-york-times-issues-correction-amsterdam-football-violence/ |access-date=2024-11-14 |website=The National |language=en}}</ref> ] and Tagesschau issued corrections.<ref name=":23" /><ref name=":13">{{Cite web |title=Footage shows Maccabi supporters attack Amsterdammers |url=https://nltimes.nl/2024/11/10/footage-shows-maccabi-supporters-attack-amsterdammers |access-date=2024-11-11 |website=NL Times |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":11">{{Cite news |title=Tagesschau 8. 11. 2024: Korrektur |url=https://www.tagesschau.de/multimedia/sendung/tagesschau_20_uhr/ts-67672.html |access-date=2024-11-11 |work=] |language=de}}</ref> Many social media users disputed the initial reporting, and de Graaf addressed ], the ], '']'' and ''The New York Times'' in a viral post requesting that they also publish an apology and a correction.<ref name=":23" /><ref name=":11" /> ''The Guardian'' issued a clarification on 11 November 2024.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-11-09 |title=Amsterdam: arrests made after attacks on Israeli football fans – video report |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2024/nov/08/israeli-football-fans-attacked-match-amsterdam-video-report |access-date=2024-11-14 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-11-11 |title=Corrections and clarifications |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2024/nov/11/corrections-and-clarifications |access-date=2024-11-14 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> ''The New York Times'' issued a correction on 12 November 2024.<ref name=":14" /><ref name=":16" /> Dutch photographer Annet de Graaf filmed Maccabi supporters attacking Amsterdammers,<ref name=":12" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Pascoe |first=Robin |date=2024-11-10 |title=Eyewitnesses film Maccabi fans causing trouble in Amsterdam |url=https://www.dutchnews.nl/2024/11/eyewitnesses-film-maccabi-fans-causing-trouble-in-amsterdam/ |access-date=2024-11-13 |website=DutchNews.nl |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref name=":23">{{Cite web |last1=Breuer |first1=Rayna |last2=Baig |first2=Rachel |date=2024-11-12 |title=Fact check: Amsterdam video doesn't show attack on Israelis |url=https://www.dw.com/en/fact-check-amsterdam-video-doesnt-show-attack-on-israelis/a-70763374 |access-date=2024-11-13 |website=dw.com |language=en}}</ref> but many media outlets initially misreported that the video showed an antisemitic mob beating Israelis, including '']'', the German tabloid '']'' and the '']'' news programme of German public broadcaster ].<ref name=":23" /><ref name=":13" /><ref name=":11" /> '']'' attributed this to a mistake made by ], who syndicated the footage.<ref name=":14">{{Cite web |last=Yoon |first=John |date=2024-11-08 |title=Antisemitic Attacks Prompt Emergency Flights for Israeli Soccer Fans |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/08/world/europe/amsterdam-israel-soccer-fans-attacked.html |access-date=2024-11-14 |website=The New York Times}}</ref><ref name=":16">{{Cite web |last=Pollock |first=Laura |date=2024-11-13 |title=New York Times issues correction over Amsterdam football violence video |url=https://www.thenational.scot/news/24721694.new-york-times-issues-correction-amsterdam-football-violence/ |access-date=2024-11-14 |website=The National |language=en}}</ref> ] and Tagesschau issued corrections.<ref name=":23" /><ref name=":13">{{Cite web |title=Footage shows Maccabi supporters attack Amsterdammers |url=https://nltimes.nl/2024/11/10/footage-shows-maccabi-supporters-attack-amsterdammers |access-date=2024-11-11 |website=NL Times |date=10 November 2024 |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":11">{{Cite news |title=Tagesschau 8. 11. 2024: Korrektur |url=https://www.tagesschau.de/multimedia/sendung/tagesschau_20_uhr/ts-67672.html |access-date=2024-11-11 |work=] |language=de}}</ref> Many social media users disputed the initial reporting, and de Graaf addressed ], the ], '']'' and ''The New York Times'' in a viral post requesting that they also publish an apology and a correction.<ref name=":23" /><ref name=":11" /> ''The Guardian'' issued a clarification on 11 November 2024.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-11-09 |title=Amsterdam: arrests made after attacks on Israeli football fans – video report |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2024/nov/08/israeli-football-fans-attacked-match-amsterdam-video-report |access-date=2024-11-14 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-11-11 |title=Corrections and clarifications |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2024/nov/11/corrections-and-clarifications |access-date=2024-11-14 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> ''The New York Times'' issued a correction on 12 November 2024.<ref name=":14" /><ref name=":16" /> The ] issued an apology for using footage of Maccabi supporters attacking a Dutch man that "could have given the impression that this was illustrating attacks on Israeli fans".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Elliards |first1=Xander |title=BBC issues correction over Israel football violence in Amsterdam – after 45 days |url=https://www.thenational.scot/news/24816839.bbc-admits-fault-israeli-football-fan-violence---45-days/ |website=The National |access-date=26 December 2024 |language=en |date=24 December 2024}}</ref>


'']'' columnist ] criticised media coverage of the events for failing to cover the Israeli supporters' behaviour in the run-up to the clashes, saying, "if you condemn racist fanatics literally relishing in the mass slaughter of children, then you will be branded a hateful bigot."<ref name=":4" /><!-- Original tweet here, as there has been confusion as to which Owen Jones is being quoted: https://x.com/owenjonesjourno/status/1855015527741030837 archive: https://archive.today/51TbX--> Marc Owen Jones<!-- a completely different person from the aforementioned Owen Jones -->, a disinformation expert and associate professor at ] in Qatar, said that media outlets from ''The New York Times'' to the BBC had given a "ridiculously skewed" version of events and "uncritically embraced what looked like an Israeli government press release".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Walker |first=James |date=2024-11-11 |title=Media coverage of Amsterdam football violence slammed as 'ridiculously skewed' |url=https://www.thenational.scot/news/24716351.media-coverage-amsterdam-football-violence-ridiculously-skewed/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241111180709/https://www.thenational.scot/news/24716351.media-coverage-amsterdam-football-violence-ridiculously-skewed/ |archive-date=2024-11-11 |access-date=2024-11-12 |website=The National |language=en}}</ref> '']'' columnist ] criticised media coverage of the events for failing to cover the Israeli supporters' behaviour in the run-up to the clashes, saying, "if you condemn racist fanatics literally relishing in the mass slaughter of children, then you will be branded a hateful bigot."<ref name=":4" /><!-- Original tweet here, as there has been confusion as to which Owen Jones is being quoted: https://x.com/owenjonesjourno/status/1855015527741030837 archive: https://archive.today/51TbX--> Marc Owen Jones<!-- a completely different person from the aforementioned Owen Jones -->, a disinformation expert and associate professor at ] in Qatar, said that media outlets from ''The New York Times'' to the BBC had given a "ridiculously skewed" version of events and "uncritically embraced what looked like an Israeli government press release".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Walker |first=James |date=2024-11-11 |title=Media coverage of Amsterdam football violence slammed as 'ridiculously skewed' |url=https://www.thenational.scot/news/24716351.media-coverage-amsterdam-football-violence-ridiculously-skewed/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241111180709/https://www.thenational.scot/news/24716351.media-coverage-amsterdam-football-violence-ridiculously-skewed/ |archive-date=2024-11-11 |access-date=2024-11-12 |website=The National |language=en}}</ref>
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The attacks were condemned by Dutch authorities, who described them as ].<ref name="Kent-2024" /><ref name="WashingtonPost-2024">{{Cite news |last=Morris |first=Loveday |last2=Han |first2=Jintak |last3=Rom |first3=Alon |date=8 November 2024 |title=Israeli fans attacked after soccer match in Amsterdam |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/11/08/amsterdam-attack-israel-soccer-match-violence/ |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.ph/20241109012613/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/11/08/amsterdam-attack-israel-soccer-match-violence/ |archive-date=9 November 2024 |newspaper=The Washington Post}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Deutsch |first1=Anthony |last2=Meijer |first2=Bart H. |date=2024-11-09 |title=Amsterdam bans protests after 'antisemitic squads' attack Israeli soccer fans |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/israels-pm-aware-very-violent-incident-against-israelis-amsterdam-his-office-2024-11-08/ |access-date=2024-11-12 |website=]}}</ref> Some Israeli and Dutch authors also described the incident as a ].<ref name="j363">{{cite web | last=Silkoff | first=Shira | title=Israel decries 'pogrom' in Amsterdam as soccer fans come under attack by rioters | website=The Times of Israel | date=8 November 2024 | url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/pogrom-in-amsterdam-as-israeli-soccer-fans-come-under-brutal-assault-by-rioters/ | access-date=9 November 2024}}</ref><ref name="JPost.com-2024">{{Cite web |date=8 November 2024 |title='We were ambushed': Pogrom in Amsterdam wounds several, potential hostage situation |url=https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-828103 |access-date=8 November 2024 |website=The Jerusalem Post |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Marbe |first=Nausicaa |date=2024-11-08 |title=Amsterdam is synoniem geworden voor de eerste Europese pogrom na 7 oktober |url=https://www.telegraaf.nl/watuzegt/958801344/amsterdam-is-synoniem-geworden-voor-de-eerste-europese-pogrom-na-7-oktober |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.ph/20241109221133/https://www.telegraaf.nl/watuzegt/958801344/amsterdam-is-synoniem-geworden-voor-de-eerste-europese-pogrom-na-7-oktober |archive-date=9 November 2024 |access-date=2024-11-09 |website=Telegraaf.nl |language=nl}}</ref> Multiple parties in the ] called for an urgent debate.<ref name="nltimes.nl-2" /> The attacks were condemned by Dutch authorities, who described them as ].<ref name="Kent-2024" /><ref name="WashingtonPost-2024">{{Cite news |last1=Morris |first1=Loveday |last2=Han |first2=Jintak |last3=Rom |first3=Alon |date=8 November 2024 |title=Israeli fans attacked after soccer match in Amsterdam |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/11/08/amsterdam-attack-israel-soccer-match-violence/ |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241109012613/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/11/08/amsterdam-attack-israel-soccer-match-violence/ |archive-date=9 November 2024 |newspaper=The Washington Post}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Deutsch |first1=Anthony |last2=Meijer |first2=Bart H. |date=2024-11-09 |title=Amsterdam bans protests after 'antisemitic squads' attack Israeli soccer fans |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/israels-pm-aware-very-violent-incident-against-israelis-amsterdam-his-office-2024-11-08/ |access-date=2024-11-12 |website=]}}</ref> Some Israeli and Dutch authors also described the incident as a ].<ref name="j363">{{cite web | last=Silkoff | first=Shira | title=Israel decries 'pogrom' in Amsterdam as soccer fans come under attack by rioters | website=The Times of Israel | date=8 November 2024 | url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/pogrom-in-amsterdam-as-israeli-soccer-fans-come-under-brutal-assault-by-rioters/ | access-date=9 November 2024}}</ref><ref name="JPost.com-2024">{{Cite web |date=8 November 2024 |title='We were ambushed': Pogrom in Amsterdam wounds several, potential hostage situation |url=https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-828103 |access-date=8 November 2024 |website=The Jerusalem Post |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Marbe |first=Nausicaa |date=2024-11-08 |title=Amsterdam is synoniem geworden voor de eerste Europese pogrom na 7 oktober |url=https://www.telegraaf.nl/watuzegt/958801344/amsterdam-is-synoniem-geworden-voor-de-eerste-europese-pogrom-na-7-oktober |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241109221133/https://www.telegraaf.nl/watuzegt/958801344/amsterdam-is-synoniem-geworden-voor-de-eerste-europese-pogrom-na-7-oktober |archive-date=9 November 2024 |access-date=2024-11-09 |website=Telegraaf.nl |language=nl}}</ref> Multiple parties in the ] called for an urgent debate.<ref name="nltimes.nl-2" />


Dutch Prime Minister ] said he was "horrified" by the "antisemitic attacks" on Israelis, and that the country had "failed" its Jewish community. He said the attackers would be found and prosecuted,<ref name="Kent-2024"/><ref name="F24-Schoof" /> and cancelled his attendance at the ] in Azerbaijan to monitor the response to the unrest.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Corder |first=Mike |date=2024-11-09 |title=Attacks on Israeli soccer fans in the Netherlands prompts prime minister to cancel climate trip |url=https://apnews.com/article/amsterdam-soccer-violence-israel-palestinians-bece8281ad2d653e95cb1b3dc0f527cc |access-date=2024-11-09 |website=Associated Press |language=en}}</ref> Schoof also criticized comparisons between the actions of the Israeli fans and the "Jew hunt" that followed. He said Israeli fans' actions would also be investigated, but added, "There is nothing, absolutely nothing to serve as an excuse for the deliberate search and hunting down of Jews."<ref name=F24-Schoof /> Justice Minister ] said the perpetrators would be held accountable, adding, "We should be ashamed of ourselves."<ref name="nltimes.nl-3"/> ] leader ] described the images as "incredibly sick" and the attacks as "pure Jew-hatred."<ref name="nltimes.nl-2">{{Cite web |title=Israeli Foreign Min. heading to Netherlands; Parliamentary debate on violence next week |url=https://nltimes.nl/2024/11/08/israeli-foreign-min-heading-netherlands-parliamentary-debate-violence-next-week |access-date=8 November 2024 |website=NL Times |language=en}}</ref> ], member of ] accused the Maccabi fans of trying to "terrorize the streets of Amsterdam and make them unsafe".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Maccabi-tuig op Arabierenjacht in Amsterdam - Stephan van Baarle (DENK) vs Tweede Kamer - EU monitor |url=https://www.eumonitor.nl/9353000/1/j9vvik7m1c3gyxp/vmic6ywy5zzq?ctx=vk2kbwbf1zty |access-date=2024-11-14 |website=www.eumonitor.nl}}</ref> King ] expressed "deep horror and shock" at the attacks, adding: "We failed the Jewish community of the Netherlands during ], and last night we failed again."<ref>{{Cite news |date=8 November 2024 |title=King of the Netherlands: 'We failed the Jewish community during World War II, and last night we failed again' |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/king-of-the-netherlands-we-failed-the-jewish-community-during-world-war-ii-and-last-night-we-failed-again/ |work=Times of Israel}}</ref> Dutch Prime Minister ] said he was "horrified" by the "antisemitic attacks" on Israelis, and that the country had "failed" its Jewish community. He said the attackers would be found and prosecuted,<ref name="Kent-2024"/><ref name="F24-Schoof" /> and cancelled his attendance at the ] in Azerbaijan to monitor the response to the unrest.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Corder |first=Mike |date=2024-11-09 |title=Attacks on Israeli soccer fans in the Netherlands prompts prime minister to cancel climate trip |url=https://apnews.com/article/amsterdam-soccer-violence-israel-palestinians-bece8281ad2d653e95cb1b3dc0f527cc |access-date=2024-11-09 |website=Associated Press |language=en}}</ref> Schoof also criticized comparisons between the actions of the Israeli fans and the "Jew hunt" that followed. He said Israeli fans' actions would also be investigated, but added, "There is nothing, absolutely nothing to serve as an excuse for the deliberate search and hunting down of Jews."<ref name=F24-Schoof /> Justice Minister ] said the perpetrators would be held accountable, adding, "We should be ashamed of ourselves."<ref name="nltimes.nl-3"/> ] leader ] described the images as "incredibly sick" and the attacks as "pure Jew-hatred."<ref name="nltimes.nl-2">{{Cite web |title=Israeli Foreign Min. heading to Netherlands; Parliamentary debate on violence next week |url=https://nltimes.nl/2024/11/08/israeli-foreign-min-heading-netherlands-parliamentary-debate-violence-next-week |access-date=8 November 2024 |website=NL Times |date=8 November 2024 |language=en}}</ref> ], member of ] accused the Maccabi fans of trying to "terrorize the streets of Amsterdam and make them unsafe".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Maccabi-tuig op Arabierenjacht in Amsterdam - Stephan van Baarle (DENK) vs Tweede Kamer - EU monitor |url=https://www.eumonitor.nl/9353000/1/j9vvik7m1c3gyxp/vmic6ywy5zzq?ctx=vk2kbwbf1zty |access-date=2024-11-14 |website=www.eumonitor.nl}}</ref> King ] expressed "deep horror and shock" at the attacks, adding: "We failed the Jewish community of the Netherlands during ], and last night we failed again."<ref>{{Cite news |date=8 November 2024 |title=King of the Netherlands: 'We failed the Jewish community during World War II, and last night we failed again' |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/king-of-the-netherlands-we-failed-the-jewish-community-during-world-war-ii-and-last-night-we-failed-again/ |work=Times of Israel}}</ref>


The responses of some far-right politicians, such as ], were criticized for ] the incident.<ref name="Rosenfeld2"/> Wilders wrote: "Looks like a Jew hunt in the streets of Amsterdam. Arrest and deport the multicultural scum that attacked Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters in our streets."<ref name="Crisp-2024"/> Wilders later accused "Moroccans" of perpetrating the violence and called for the deportation of those convicted in the attacks.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Corder |first=Mike |date=November 14, 2024 |title=Dutch lawmaker Wilders wants to deport those convicted of violence against Israeli soccer fans |url=https://apnews.com/article/netherlands-wilders-israel-unrest-antisemitism-4ef4867043b9ed7fb02adfa1ff5bbf61 |access-date=13 November 2024 |website=AP News |language=en-US}}</ref> On 15 November 2024, the ], ] of the centrist ] party, one of the four parties in the Dutch government coalition, resigned from the ], citing polarising comments by politicians both in the cabinet and to the public.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ad.nl/politiek/achahbar-stapte-helemaal-niet-op-vanwege-racisme~aad9bfcd/|title=Achahbar stapte helemaal niet op vanwege racisme|language=nl}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-20 |title=Cabinet member says she resigned over harsh polarization, not racism {{!}} NL Times |url=https://nltimes.nl/2024/11/20/cabinet-member-says-resigned-harsh-polarization-racism |access-date=2024-11-27 |website=nltimes.nl |language=en}}</ref> Afterwards, the ruling coalition avoided collapse when the four coalition parties agreed to continue working together.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Casert |first=Raf |last2=Seir |first2=Ahmad |date=2024-11-15 |title=Dutch coalition survives crisis over top official resignation decrying offensive comments |url=https://apnews.com/article/netherlands-government-crisis-wilders-far-right-riots-fd4f44c8bf944dbd60c9fdd52663b1f9 |access-date=2024-11-21 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Stroobants |first=Jean-Pierre |date=2024-11-17 |title=Dutch government narrowly avoids crisis after violent incidents in Amsterdam |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2024/11/17/dutch-government-narrowly-avoids-crisis-after-violent-incidents-in-amsterdam_6733079_4.html |access-date=2024-11-18 |work=Le Monde |language=en}}</ref> The responses of some far-right politicians, such as ], were criticized for ] the incident.<ref name="Rosenfeld2"/> Wilders wrote: "Looks like a Jew hunt in the streets of Amsterdam. Arrest and deport the multicultural scum that attacked Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters in our streets."<ref name="Crisp-2024"/> Wilders later accused "Moroccans" of perpetrating the violence and called for the deportation of those convicted in the attacks.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Corder |first=Mike |date=November 14, 2024 |title=Dutch lawmaker Wilders wants to deport those convicted of violence against Israeli soccer fans |url=https://apnews.com/article/netherlands-wilders-israel-unrest-antisemitism-4ef4867043b9ed7fb02adfa1ff5bbf61 |access-date=13 November 2024 |website=AP News |language=en-US}}</ref> On 15 November 2024, the ], ] of the centrist ] party, one of the four parties in the Dutch government coalition, resigned from the ], citing polarising comments by politicians both in the cabinet and to the public.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ad.nl/politiek/achahbar-stapte-helemaal-niet-op-vanwege-racisme~aad9bfcd/|title=Achahbar stapte helemaal niet op vanwege racisme|language=nl}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-20 |title=Cabinet member says she resigned over harsh polarization, not racism {{!}} NL Times |url=https://nltimes.nl/2024/11/20/cabinet-member-says-resigned-harsh-polarization-racism |access-date=2024-11-27 |website=nltimes.nl |language=en}}</ref> Afterwards, the ruling coalition avoided collapse when the four coalition parties agreed to continue working together.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Casert |first1=Raf |last2=Seir |first2=Ahmad |date=2024-11-15 |title=Dutch coalition survives crisis over top official resignation decrying offensive comments |url=https://apnews.com/article/netherlands-government-crisis-wilders-far-right-riots-fd4f44c8bf944dbd60c9fdd52663b1f9 |access-date=2024-11-21 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Stroobants |first=Jean-Pierre |date=2024-11-17 |title=Dutch government narrowly avoids crisis after violent incidents in Amsterdam |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2024/11/17/dutch-government-narrowly-avoids-crisis-after-violent-incidents-in-amsterdam_6733079_4.html |access-date=2024-11-18 |work=Le Monde |language=en}}</ref>


''],'' a ] newspaper, reported that many in the Netherlands' small Jewish community were worried about their own safety, as they were "treated like representatives of Israel". In a viral Instagram post, Jelle Zijlstra, a Jewish community organizer in Amsterdam, called for nuance as she condemned both the antisemitic attacks and the Maccabi "hooligans".<ref name="Rosenfeld2">{{Cite web |last=Rosenfeld |first=Arno |date=2024-11-08 |title=Dutch Jews grapple with 'weaponization' of their fear following attack on Israelis |url=https://forward.com/news/673303/dutch-jews-israeli-attack-politics-antisemitism/ |access-date=2024-11-09 |website=The Forward |language=en}}</ref> A rabbinical student in Amsterdam said: "We don't know that the people who got attacked last night were those same people who chanted racist chants. There is real evidence that people went 'Jew hunting.'"<ref name="Rosenfeld2"/> ''],'' a ] newspaper, reported that many in the Netherlands' small Jewish community were worried about their own safety, as they were "treated like representatives of Israel". In a viral Instagram post, Jelle Zijlstra, a Jewish community organizer in Amsterdam, called for nuance as she condemned both the antisemitic attacks and the Maccabi "hooligans".<ref name="Rosenfeld2">{{Cite web |last=Rosenfeld |first=Arno |date=2024-11-08 |title=Dutch Jews grapple with 'weaponization' of their fear following attack on Israelis |url=https://forward.com/news/673303/dutch-jews-israeli-attack-politics-antisemitism/ |access-date=2024-11-09 |website=The Forward |language=en}}</ref> A rabbinical student in Amsterdam said: "We don't know that the people who got attacked last night were those same people who chanted racist chants. There is real evidence that people went 'Jew hunting.'"<ref name="Rosenfeld2"/>
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Amsterdam mayor ] initially described the attackers as "antisemitic hit-and-run squads" and said the incident reminded her of pogroms against Jews in Europe.<ref name="BBC News">{{Cite web |title=Israeli football fans attacked: Amsterdam mayor condemns 'hit and run' attacks on Israeli football supporters |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cwyge1587e5t |access-date=8 November 2024 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref> Halsema later said she regretted her use of the word "pogrom" and condemned the weaponisation of the word to attack Dutch Muslims and Moroccans.<ref name="regret-europnews">{{Cite web |url= https://www.euronews.com/2024/11/19/amsterdam-mayor-says-she-regrets-use-of-word-pogrom-to-describe-attacks-on-israelis|title= Amsterdam mayor says she regrets use of word 'pogrom' to describe attacks on Israelis|last= Chitty|first= Abby|date= 19 November 2024|website= ]|access-date= 19 November 2024}}</ref><ref name = "regret-haaretz">{{Cite web |url= https://www.haaretz.com/world-news/europe/2024-11-18/ty-article/.premium/amsterdam-mayor-regrets-calling-attack-on-israeli-soccer-fans-a-pogrom/00000193-3fef-d824-afff-7fef332c0000|title= Amsterdam Mayor Regrets Calling Attack on Israeli Soccer Fans a Pogrom|last= Fink|first= Rachel|date= 18 November 2024|website= ]|access-date= 19 November 2024}}</ref><ref name=":9" /><ref name = "regret-jpost">{{Cite web |url= https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-829656|title= 'Amsterdam riots were not pogrom,' mayor says, defending Muslim population|last= Barnea|first= Yuval|date= 18 November 2024|website= ]|access-date= 19 November 2024}}</ref> She criticized Israeli and Dutch politicians for framing the violence as targeted attacks on Israelis by local Moroccans and Palestinians. She also said she had not been warned about Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters' history as "ultra-nationalists" before the match and called for an independent inquiry into the incident.<ref name=":9">{{Cite news |date=18 November 2024 |title=Amsterdam mayor regrets use of word pogrom to describe attacks on israelis |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/amsterdam-mayor-regrets-use-of-word-pogrom-to-describe-attacks-on-israelis/ |work=Times of Israel}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Pascoe |first=Robin |date=2024-11-18 |title=Amsterdam mayor says "pogrom" is being used as propaganda |url=https://www.dutchnews.nl/2024/11/amsterdam-mayor-says-pogrom-is-being-used-as-propaganda/ |access-date=2024-11-18 |website=DutchNews.nl |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=November 18, 2024 |title=Amsterdam Mayor criticises Israel response to post-match violence |url=https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20241118-amsterdam-mayor-criticises-israel-response-to-post-match-violence/ |website=Middle East Monitor}}</ref> Jazie Veldhuyzen, an Amsterdam councillor and party chairman for De Vonk, said "Maccabi ]" initiated the violence when they attacked local homes, and that the city and the right-wing government were exploiting the incidents to persecute migrants.<ref name=":18">{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=Chris |date=2024-11-15 |title=A clearer picture is slowly emerging of the violence involving soccer fans in Amsterdam |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/amsterdam-israeli-soccer-fans-violence-1.7383558 |access-date=2024-11-17 |website=CBC}}</ref><ref name="AA-1117">{{Cite web |last=Aksunger |first=Selman |date=2024-11-09 |title=Israeli hooligans prompted Amsterdam violence: City Councilor |url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/israeli-hooligans-prompted-amsterdam-violence-city-councilor/3388930 |access-date=2024-11-17 |website=Anadolu Ajansı}}</ref> Amsterdam mayor ] initially described the attackers as "antisemitic hit-and-run squads" and said the incident reminded her of pogroms against Jews in Europe.<ref name="BBC News">{{Cite web |title=Israeli football fans attacked: Amsterdam mayor condemns 'hit and run' attacks on Israeli football supporters |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cwyge1587e5t |access-date=8 November 2024 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref> Halsema later said she regretted her use of the word "pogrom" and condemned the weaponisation of the word to attack Dutch Muslims and Moroccans.<ref name="regret-europnews">{{Cite web |url= https://www.euronews.com/2024/11/19/amsterdam-mayor-says-she-regrets-use-of-word-pogrom-to-describe-attacks-on-israelis|title= Amsterdam mayor says she regrets use of word 'pogrom' to describe attacks on Israelis|last= Chitty|first= Abby|date= 19 November 2024|website= ]|access-date= 19 November 2024}}</ref><ref name = "regret-haaretz">{{Cite web |url= https://www.haaretz.com/world-news/europe/2024-11-18/ty-article/.premium/amsterdam-mayor-regrets-calling-attack-on-israeli-soccer-fans-a-pogrom/00000193-3fef-d824-afff-7fef332c0000|title= Amsterdam Mayor Regrets Calling Attack on Israeli Soccer Fans a Pogrom|last= Fink|first= Rachel|date= 18 November 2024|website= ]|access-date= 19 November 2024}}</ref><ref name=":9" /><ref name = "regret-jpost">{{Cite web |url= https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-829656|title= 'Amsterdam riots were not pogrom,' mayor says, defending Muslim population|last= Barnea|first= Yuval|date= 18 November 2024|website= ]|access-date= 19 November 2024}}</ref> She criticized Israeli and Dutch politicians for framing the violence as targeted attacks on Israelis by local Moroccans and Palestinians. She also said she had not been warned about Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters' history as "ultra-nationalists" before the match and called for an independent inquiry into the incident.<ref name=":9">{{Cite news |date=18 November 2024 |title=Amsterdam mayor regrets use of word pogrom to describe attacks on israelis |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/amsterdam-mayor-regrets-use-of-word-pogrom-to-describe-attacks-on-israelis/ |work=Times of Israel}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Pascoe |first=Robin |date=2024-11-18 |title=Amsterdam mayor says "pogrom" is being used as propaganda |url=https://www.dutchnews.nl/2024/11/amsterdam-mayor-says-pogrom-is-being-used-as-propaganda/ |access-date=2024-11-18 |website=DutchNews.nl |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=November 18, 2024 |title=Amsterdam Mayor criticises Israel response to post-match violence |url=https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20241118-amsterdam-mayor-criticises-israel-response-to-post-match-violence/ |website=Middle East Monitor}}</ref> Jazie Veldhuyzen, an Amsterdam councillor and party chairman for De Vonk, said "Maccabi ]" initiated the violence when they attacked local homes, and that the city and the right-wing government were exploiting the incidents to persecute migrants.<ref name=":18">{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=Chris |date=2024-11-15 |title=A clearer picture is slowly emerging of the violence involving soccer fans in Amsterdam |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/amsterdam-israeli-soccer-fans-violence-1.7383558 |access-date=2024-11-17 |website=CBC}}</ref><ref name="AA-1117">{{Cite web |last=Aksunger |first=Selman |date=2024-11-09 |title=Israeli hooligans prompted Amsterdam violence: City Councilor |url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/israeli-hooligans-prompted-amsterdam-violence-city-councilor/3388930 |access-date=2024-11-17 |website=Anadolu Ajansı}}</ref>


Four days after the events, the mayor's office published a report by Chief Prosecutor René de Beukelaer and Police Chief Peter Holla which condemned violence against minority groups in the city, and said it would conduct an independent inquiry into the riots.<ref name=":25" /><ref name=":15" /> It said the events were caused by a "toxic combination of antisemitism, hooliganism, and anger about the conflicts in Palestine and Israel, and other countries in the Middle East".<ref name=":10">{{Cite web |last=Schrijver |first=Marijn |last2=Rigter |first2=Niels |last3=Schoonhoven |first3=Silvan |date=2024-11-11 |title=Amsterdam: rellen rond Maccabi-wedstrijd 'giftige cocktail', stadsbestuur kreeg geen waarschuwing van NCTV |url=https://www.telegraaf.nl/nieuws/2011590330/amsterdam-rellen-rond-maccabi-wedstrijd-giftige-cocktail-stadsbestuur-kreeg-geen-waarschuwing-van-nctv |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.ph/20241112004717/https://www.telegraaf.nl/nieuws/2011590330/amsterdam-rellen-rond-maccabi-wedstrijd-giftige-cocktail-stadsbestuur-kreeg-geen-waarschuwing-van-nctv |archive-date=12 November 2024 |access-date=2024-11-12 |website=Telegraaf.nl |language=nl}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last1=Finger |first1=Evelyn |last2=Fritsch |first2=Oliver |last3=Herweijer |first3=Kitty |last4=Kohlenberg |first4=Kerstin |last5=Müller |first5=Tobias |last6=Roß |first6=Jan |last7=Saadi |first7=Marlon |date=2024-11-13 |title=Ausschreitungen in Amsterdam: "Dann brach die Hölle los" |url=https://www.zeit.de/2024/48/ausschreitungen-amsterdam-propalaestinensische-demonstration-antisemitismus/komplettansicht |access-date=2024-11-14 |work=Die Zeit |language=de-DE |issn=0044-2070}}</ref><ref name=":18" /> It also said that the city regularly faced "distressing" events which affected "not only Jews but also increasingly Muslims, Palestinians and other minority groups".<ref name=":18" /> Despite this, the city said it had not received any prior warning from the Dutch counterterrorism unit, the ].<ref name=":10" /> Four days after the events, the mayor's office published a report written with Chief Prosecutor René de Beukelaer and Police Chief Peter Holla which condemned violence against minority groups in the city, and said it would conduct an independent inquiry into the riots.<ref name=":25" /><ref name=":15" /><ref name=":26" /> It said the events were caused by a "toxic combination of antisemitism, hooliganism, and anger about the conflicts in Palestine and Israel, and other countries in the Middle East".<ref name=":10">{{Cite web |last1=Schrijver |first1=Marijn |last2=Rigter |first2=Niels |last3=Schoonhoven |first3=Silvan |date=2024-11-11 |title=Amsterdam: rellen rond Maccabi-wedstrijd 'giftige cocktail', stadsbestuur kreeg geen waarschuwing van NCTV |url=https://www.telegraaf.nl/nieuws/2011590330/amsterdam-rellen-rond-maccabi-wedstrijd-giftige-cocktail-stadsbestuur-kreeg-geen-waarschuwing-van-nctv |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241112004717/https://www.telegraaf.nl/nieuws/2011590330/amsterdam-rellen-rond-maccabi-wedstrijd-giftige-cocktail-stadsbestuur-kreeg-geen-waarschuwing-van-nctv |archive-date=12 November 2024 |access-date=2024-11-12 |website=Telegraaf.nl |language=nl}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last1=Finger |first1=Evelyn |last2=Fritsch |first2=Oliver |last3=Herweijer |first3=Kitty |last4=Kohlenberg |first4=Kerstin |last5=Müller |first5=Tobias |last6=Roß |first6=Jan |last7=Saadi |first7=Marlon |date=2024-11-13 |title=Ausschreitungen in Amsterdam: "Dann brach die Hölle los" |url=https://www.zeit.de/2024/48/ausschreitungen-amsterdam-propalaestinensische-demonstration-antisemitismus/komplettansicht |access-date=2024-11-14 |work=Die Zeit |language=de-DE |issn=0044-2070}}</ref><ref name=":18" /> It also said that the city regularly faced "distressing" events which affected "not only Jews but also increasingly Muslims, Palestinians and other minority groups".<ref name=":18" /> Despite this, the city said it had not received any prior warning from the Dutch counterterrorism unit, the ].<ref name=":10" />


=== Israel === === Israel ===
Israeli president ] called the events an "anti-Semitic pogrom" and a warning to any nation that values freedom, but expressed confidence in the Dutch authorities' ability to protect Israelis and Jews.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Israel tightens travel advice for Amsterdam, bans soldiers from coming to Netherlands |url=https://nltimes.nl/2024/11/08/israel-tightens-travel-advice-amsterdam-bans-soldiers-coming-netherlands |access-date=8 November 2024 |website=NL Times |language=en}}</ref> Israeli foreign minister ] advised Israelis in Amsterdam to stay in their hotels. Sa'ar described the events as "barbaric and antisemitic," and "a blaring alarm call for Europe and the world." He also reached out to his Dutch counterpart, ], for assistance in transporting Israeli citizens safely to the airport.<ref name="Kent-2024" /> The Israeli embassy in the Netherlands said the attacks involved "kicking, beating, even running over Israeli citizens".<ref>{{cite web |last=Deutsch |first=Anthony |last2=Meijer |first2=Bart H. |date=8 November 2024 |title=Israel's PM aware of 'very violent incident' against Israelis in Amsterdam - his office |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/israels-pm-aware-very-violent-incident-against-israelis-amsterdam-his-office-2024-11-08/ |website=Reuters}}</ref> Israeli president ] called the events an "anti-Semitic pogrom" and a warning to any nation that values freedom, but expressed confidence in the Dutch authorities' ability to protect Israelis and Jews.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Israel tightens travel advice for Amsterdam, bans soldiers from coming to Netherlands |url=https://nltimes.nl/2024/11/08/israel-tightens-travel-advice-amsterdam-bans-soldiers-coming-netherlands |access-date=8 November 2024 |website=NL Times |date=8 November 2024 |language=en}}</ref> Israeli foreign minister ] advised Israelis in Amsterdam to stay in their hotels. Sa'ar described the events as "barbaric and antisemitic," and "a blaring alarm call for Europe and the world." He also reached out to his Dutch counterpart, ], for assistance in transporting Israeli citizens safely to the airport.<ref name="Kent-2024" /> The Israeli embassy in the Netherlands said the attacks involved "kicking, beating, even running over Israeli citizens".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Deutsch |first1=Anthony |last2=Meijer |first2=Bart H. |date=8 November 2024 |title=Israel's PM aware of 'very violent incident' against Israelis in Amsterdam - his office |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/israels-pm-aware-very-violent-incident-against-israelis-amsterdam-his-office-2024-11-08/ |website=Reuters}}</ref>


In a call with Dutch PM Schoof, Israeli prime minister ] emphasized the seriousness of the attacks and requested heightened security for Israelis and Dutch Jews.<ref name="Kent-2024" /> He also compared the attacks to the ], noting the attacks took place on its 86th anniversary.<ref name="l161">{{cite web |last1=Boztas |first1=Senay |last2=Rankin |first2=Jennifer |last3=Burke |first3=Jason |date=8 November 2024 |title=Amsterdam police arrest more than 60 people after attacks on Israeli football fans |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/08/israel-sends-rescue-planes-football-fans-reportedly-attacked-amsterdam |access-date=9 November 2024 |website=the Guardian}}</ref> ] also noted the anniversary, saying the events showed an "alarming resurgence of antisemitism".<ref name="Pronk-2024">{{Cite news |last=Pronk |first=Stephan |date=2024-11-08 |title=Kristallnachtherdenking in Amsterdam afgelast om 'gewelddadige' Maccabi-supporters |url=https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2024/11/08/kristallnachtherdenking-in-amsterdam-afgelast-uit-vrees-voor-geweldige-maccabi-supporters-a4872457 |access-date=2024-11-09 |work=NRC |language=nl-NL}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=At least 5 hospitalized, 62 arrested in attacks on Israeli football fans in Amsterdam |url=https://nltimes.nl/2024/11/08/least-5-hospitalized-62-arrested-attacks-israeli-football-fans-amsterdam |access-date=8 November 2024 |website=NL Times |language=en}}</ref> Netanyahu arranged for ], Israel's flag carrier, to run eight free rescue flights from Amsterdam to Tel Aviv, transporting 2,000 Israelis.<ref name="Kent-2024" /><ref name=":8">{{Cite web |date=2024-11-09 |title=2,000 citizens were flown back to Israel on emergency flights, El Al said |url=https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-828296 |access-date=2024-11-11 |website=The Jerusalem Post |language=en}}</ref><ref name="el al">{{Cite web |last=Heller |first=Mathilda |last2=Barsky |first2=Anna |last3=Cohen |first3=Moshe |last4=Sharabi |first4=Meital |date=8 November 2024 |title=El Al rescue flights to Amsterdam to operate on Shabbat, trauma response units activate |url=https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-828149 |access-date=8 November 2024 |website=The Jerusalem Post |language=en}}</ref><ref name="WashingtonPost-2024" /><ref>{{Cite news |last1=Sadeh |first1=Shaked |last2=Baranovski |first2=Raanan |last3=Gur Arieh |first3=Maya |date=November 8, 2024 |title='They started hitting me—kicking my head': Israelis recount Amsterdam attacks, use of stun grenades |url=https://www.jpost.com/bds-threat/article-828204 |access-date=2024-11-09 |work=The Jerusalem Post |department=Jerusalem Post > Diaspora > Antisemitism}}</ref> In a call with Dutch PM Schoof, Israeli prime minister ] emphasized the seriousness of the attacks and requested heightened security for Israelis and Dutch Jews.<ref name="Kent-2024" /> He also compared the attacks to the ], noting the attacks took place on its 86th anniversary.<ref name="l161">{{cite web |last1=Boztas |first1=Senay |last2=Rankin |first2=Jennifer |last3=Burke |first3=Jason |date=8 November 2024 |title=Amsterdam police arrest more than 60 people after attacks on Israeli football fans |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/08/israel-sends-rescue-planes-football-fans-reportedly-attacked-amsterdam |access-date=9 November 2024 |website=the Guardian}}</ref> ] also noted the anniversary, saying the events showed an "alarming resurgence of antisemitism".<ref name="Pronk-2024">{{Cite news |last=Pronk |first=Stephan |date=2024-11-08 |title=Kristallnachtherdenking in Amsterdam afgelast om 'gewelddadige' Maccabi-supporters |url=https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2024/11/08/kristallnachtherdenking-in-amsterdam-afgelast-uit-vrees-voor-geweldige-maccabi-supporters-a4872457 |access-date=2024-11-09 |work=NRC |language=nl-NL}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=At least 5 hospitalized, 62 arrested in attacks on Israeli football fans in Amsterdam |url=https://nltimes.nl/2024/11/08/least-5-hospitalized-62-arrested-attacks-israeli-football-fans-amsterdam |access-date=8 November 2024 |website=NL Times |date=8 November 2024 |language=en}}</ref> Netanyahu arranged for ], Israel's flag carrier, to run eight free rescue flights from Amsterdam to Tel Aviv, transporting 2,000 Israelis.<ref name=":8">{{Cite web |date=2024-11-09 |title=2,000 citizens were flown back to Israel on emergency flights, El Al said |url=https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-828296 |access-date=2024-11-11 |website=The Jerusalem Post |language=en}}</ref><ref name="WashingtonPost-2024" />


Some Israeli journalists were critical of the media coverage of the event.<ref name="Steketee" /><ref name="Levy" /> Israeli-American journalist Mairav Zonszein of the ] said it was "absurd" to compare the violence in Amsterdam to the pogroms in Russia.<ref name="Steketee">{{Cite news |last=Steketee |first=Hans |date=2024-11-08 |title=Goed voorbereid risicoduel op het veld loopt op straat uit de hand |url=https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2024/11/08/goed-voorbereid-risicoduel-op-het-veld-loopt-op-straat-uit-de-hand-a4872469 |access-date=2024-11-09 |work=NRC |language=nl-NL}}</ref> Writing in '']'', Israeli political journalist ] compared the Amsterdam attacks to the "daily pogroms in the West Bank" against Palestinians and the war in Gaza. He wrote: "Israel set another record Thursday for the self-victimization it so very much enjoys, and the media set another record for the incitement, exaggeration, fearmongering and, above all, the concealment of information that doesn't fit the narrative that its consumers enjoy. Amsterdam provided an unmissable opportunity: Once again, Jews are beaten in Europe."<ref name="Levy">{{Cite web |last=Levy |first=Gideon |date=2024-11-10 |title=The Amsterdam Attack Shows Israelis' Denial of the Reality They Created |url=https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/2024-11-10/ty-article-opinion/.premium/from-amsterdam-to-the-hawara-pogroms-are-wrong/00000193-128f-d304-a3db-16ff60fb0000 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241110131923/https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/2024-11-10/ty-article-opinion/.premium/from-amsterdam-to-the-hawara-pogroms-are-wrong/00000193-128f-d304-a3db-16ff60fb0000 |archive-date=2024-11-10 |access-date=2024-11-10 |website=Haaretz}}</ref> Some Israeli journalists were critical of the media coverage of the event.<ref name="Steketee" /><ref name="Levy" /> Israeli-American journalist Mairav Zonszein of the ] said it was "absurd" to compare the violence in Amsterdam to the pogroms in Russia.<ref name="Steketee">{{Cite news |last=Steketee |first=Hans |date=2024-11-08 |title=Goed voorbereid risicoduel op het veld loopt op straat uit de hand |url=https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2024/11/08/goed-voorbereid-risicoduel-op-het-veld-loopt-op-straat-uit-de-hand-a4872469 |access-date=2024-11-09 |work=NRC |language=nl-NL}}</ref> Writing in '']'', Israeli journalist ] contrasted the Amsterdam attacks with the "daily pogroms in the West Bank" against Palestinians and the war in Gaza.<ref name="Levy">{{Cite web |last=Levy |first=Gideon |date=2024-11-10 |title=The Amsterdam Attack Shows Israelis' Denial of the Reality They Created |url=https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/2024-11-10/ty-article-opinion/.premium/from-amsterdam-to-the-hawara-pogroms-are-wrong/00000193-128f-d304-a3db-16ff60fb0000 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241110131923/https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/2024-11-10/ty-article-opinion/.premium/from-amsterdam-to-the-hawara-pogroms-are-wrong/00000193-128f-d304-a3db-16ff60fb0000 |archive-date=2024-11-10 |access-date=2024-11-10 |website=Haaretz |quote="Israel set another record Thursday for the self-victimization it so very much enjoys, and the media set another record for the incitement, exaggeration, fearmongering and, above all, the concealment of information that doesn't fit the narrative that its consumers enjoy. Amsterdam provided an unmissable opportunity: Once again, Jews are beaten in Europe."}}</ref>


=== Palestine === === Palestine ===
The ] issued a statement rejecting all forms of violence and condemning ] and the desecration of the Palestinian flag by Maccabi supporters. The ministry expressed concern over the three days of "violent acts" in the capital carried out by fans known for their "racist tendencies".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-08 |title=Foreign ministry condemns anti-Arab chants and assaults on Palestinian flag by Israeli football fans in Amsterdam |url=https://english.wafa.ps/Pages/Details/151459 |website=WAFA}}</ref><ref name="Serim">{{Cite web |last=Serim |first=Sena |title=Hamas: Israeli crimes in Gaza led to Amsterdam unrest |url=https://www.trtworld.com/middle-east/hamas-israeli-crimes-in-gaza-led-to-amsterdam-unrest-18230058 |access-date=2024-11-09 |website=Hamas: Israeli crimes in Gaza lead to Amsterdam unrest |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Israeli football fans clash with protesters in Amsterdam |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/11/8/israeli-football-fans-clash-with-protesters-in-amsterdam |access-date=2024-11-09 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}</ref> The ministry called on the Dutch government to investigate those responsible for the unrest and to ensure the protection of Palestinians and Arabs, citing concerns over the presence of ] and ] allegedly spreading "racist notions" across European cities. The ministry warned of the growing influence of these groups, characterizing their actions as a "direct attack on Palestinian identity and symbols."<ref name="Serim" /><ref name=":24">{{Cite web |title=Palestinians blame Amsterdam attacks on Maccabi fans despite Telegram calls for violence |url=https://nltimes.nl/2024/11/08/palestinians-blame-amsterdam-attacks-maccabi-fans-despite-telegram-calls-violence |access-date=2024-11-09 |website=NL Times |language=en}}</ref> The ] issued a statement rejecting all forms of violence and condemning ] and the desecration of the Palestinian flag by Maccabi supporters. The ministry expressed concern over the three days of "violent acts" in the capital carried out by fans known for their "racist tendencies".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-08 |title=Foreign ministry condemns anti-Arab chants and assaults on Palestinian flag by Israeli football fans in Amsterdam |url=https://english.wafa.ps/Pages/Details/151459 |website=WAFA |agency=Palestinian Authority}}</ref><ref name="Serim">{{Cite web |last=Serim |first=Sena |title=Hamas: Israeli crimes in Gaza led to Amsterdam unrest |url=https://www.trtworld.com/middle-east/hamas-israeli-crimes-in-gaza-led-to-amsterdam-unrest-18230058 |access-date=2024-11-09 |website=TRT World|language=en}}</ref><ref name="aje-clash" /> The ministry called on the Dutch government to investigate those responsible for the unrest and to ensure the protection of Palestinians and Arabs, citing concerns over the presence of ] and ] allegedly spreading "racist notions" across European cities. The ministry warned of the growing influence of these groups, characterizing their actions as a "direct attack on Palestinian identity and symbols."<ref name="Serim" /><ref name=":24">{{Cite web |title=Palestinians blame Amsterdam attacks on Maccabi fans despite Telegram calls for violence |url=https://nltimes.nl/2024/11/08/palestinians-blame-amsterdam-attacks-maccabi-fans-despite-telegram-calls-violence |access-date=2024-11-09 |website=NL Times |date=8 November 2024 |language=en}}</ref>


The ] said they were "gravely concerned" about the incident, and condemned the ] and ] expressed by Maccabi Tel Aviv fans. It also said it had "presented FIFA with extensive evidence of such hateful expressions, yet concrete action remains lacking".<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 November 2024 |title=Palestine Football Association condemns 'anti-Palestinian racism' in Amsterdam |url=https://aje.io/bo4df6?update=3311473 |website=Al Jazeera}}</ref> According to ], no European leader condemned the racist anti-Arab chants or the violent actions carried out by the Israeli supporters.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-08 |title=Ce que l'on sait des violences commises à Amsterdam contre des supporters du Maccabi Tel-Aviv |url=https://www.france24.com/fr/europe/20241108-ce-que-l-on-sait-violences-commises-amsterdam-contre-supporters-maccabi-tel-aviv |access-date=2024-11-10 |website=France 24 |language=fr}}</ref> The ] said they were "gravely concerned" about the incident, and condemned the ] and ] expressed by Maccabi Tel Aviv fans. It also said it had "presented FIFA with extensive evidence of such hateful expressions, yet concrete action remains lacking".<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 November 2024 |title=Palestine Football Association condemns 'anti-Palestinian racism' in Amsterdam |url=https://aje.io/bo4df6?update=3311473 |website=Al Jazeera}}</ref> According to ], no European leader condemned the racist anti-Arab chants or the violent actions carried out by the Israeli supporters.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-08 |title=Ce que l'on sait des violences commises à Amsterdam contre des supporters du Maccabi Tel-Aviv |url=https://www.france24.com/fr/europe/20241108-ce-que-l-on-sait-violences-commises-amsterdam-contre-supporters-maccabi-tel-aviv |access-date=2024-11-10 |website=France 24 |language=fr}}</ref>
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Riot in Amsterdam

November 2024 Amsterdam riots
Part of antisemitism during the Israel–Hamas war and anti-Palestinianism during the Israel–Hamas war
Amsterdam's Dam Square, where some of the clashes occurred
Date7 November 2024 (2024-11-07)
LocationAmsterdam, Netherlands
MethodsRiots, ambush
Resulted in"Emergency measures" in Amsterdam
Parties
Fans of Maccabi Tel Aviv Pro-Palestinian groups
Amsterdam residents
National Police Corps
Casualties
Injuries5 hospitalized, 20–30 injured

On 7 November 2024, following a UEFA Europa League football match in Amsterdam between Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv and Dutch club AFC Ajax, tensions over the Israel–Hamas war escalated to violence. Targets of the violence included Israeli Maccabi Tel Aviv fans, an Arab taxi driver, and pro-Palestinian protesters. 20–30 people sustained light injuries. Five people were hospitalised. At least 71 people were arrested, including 49 Dutch nationals or residents and 10 Israelis.

In the run-up to the match, some Maccabi Tel Aviv fans were filmed pulling Palestinian flags from houses, making anti-Arab chants such as "Death to Arabs", assaulting people, and vandalising local property. Plans to target Israeli fans for attack were subsequently shared through messaging apps. At the stadium, some Maccabi fans also interrupted a minute of silence for the victims of the 2024 Spanish floods with chanting and whistles. After the match, a group of Maccabi fans were recorded assaulting people in the city centre, whilst Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters were ambushed and assaulted across the city. Individuals were shot with fireworks, physically assaulted, and spat on. Eight rescue flights were organized for the safe return of Israeli fans.

The attacks on Israeli fans were condemned as antisemitic by Amsterdam mayor Femke Halsema, Dutch prime minister Dick Schoof, King Willem-Alexander, and several international leaders. Some commentators characterized the event as a pogrom, triggering a debate about whether the term was applicable. Mayor Halsema regretted her own use of the word, saying it had been "politicised to the point of propaganda" in Israel and the Netherlands, and had been used to justify racist comments about Muslims. She also said she wished she had been aware of the Maccabi Tel Aviv fans' actions beforehand. The Palestinian Foreign Ministry, Palestinian Football Association, and UN Secretary-General António Guterres were among those condemning the attacks and other actions of the Israeli fans as anti-Arab and anti-Palestinian racism. Four days after the riots, Halsema published a report compiled with the chief prosecutor and chief of police which said the events were caused by a "toxic combination of antisemitism, hooliganism, and anger about the conflicts in ... the Middle East", and condemned racist violence against "all minority groups".

Background

Main articles: Anti-Palestinianism during the Israel–Hamas war, Antisemitism during the Israel–Hamas war, and Violent incidents in reaction to the Israel–Hamas war Further information: Israel–Netherlands relations

After the onset of the Israel–Hamas war on 7 October 2023, a number of protests related to the war have taken place in the Netherlands.

There have been significant increases in antisemitic and Islamophobic incidents worldwide during the course of the war, including in the Netherlands. Antisemitism and Islamophobia in the Netherlands were already notably high before the war. A few months before the attacks, the European Union's Fundamental Rights Agency reported a rise in antisemitic attacks across Europe, which were partly attributed to the war. The agency also reported a rise in racism and discrimination towards Muslims and Arabs in the continent.

Racism and xenophobia are also common in European football, with rising incidents of both antisemitism and Islamophobia reported within the sport. The Maccabi Tel Aviv fan base is known to include far-right ultra groups that have been involved in racist incidents in Israel in the past, including directing racist abuse at Arab and black players on their own team. In March, prior to a game against Olympiacos, a man who had been carrying a Palestinian flag was taken to hospital in Athens after an altercation with a group of Maccabi fans. Two people were arrested. Other European matches played by Maccabi Tel Aviv this season had passed without violence. However, security issues with hosting games for visiting Israeli teams have previously arisen, such as the Royal Belgian Football Association declining to stage a Men's National League game between Belgium and Israel in Brussels on 6 September 2024, with the game being played behind closed doors in Hungary instead.

Events

Prelude

The match between Ajax and Maccabi Tel Aviv was a Europa League group stage match held at the Johan Cruyff Arena. Ahead of the game, Amsterdam mayor Femke Halsema prohibited pro-Palestinian protests near the stadium due to concerns over possible violence. Halsema requested an additional threat assessment from the National Coordinator for Counterterrorism and Security (NCTV), noting increased tensions due to the Israel–Hamas war and the upcoming commemoration of the Kristallnacht, but the NCTV found no specific threats. Mossad agents joined the team on their trip to "provide maximum protection", and Amsterdam police increased their presence in the city center the night before the match.

Israel claimed that the Mossad warned of a potential threat to Israelis and Jews in the Netherlands prior to the match, sending a warning to security forces. Dutch security minister David van Weel said they had not received a warning but would continue searching if they had missed something. The mayor later said that the match itself was not initially flagged as high-risk, as Ajax is traditionally associated with Judaism. Local authorities cited concerns over the potential for conflict in various areas, as "distressing" incidents targeting minorities—including Jews, Muslims and Palestinians specifically—had occurred before. A pro-Palestinian protester, who had called for a boycott of Maccabi Tel Aviv to match the boycott of Russian teams, had been attacked by Ajax supporters near Centraal Station on 2 November 2024. Mossad also warned ahead of the event of an Israeli former soldier having his passport stolen and his details posted on social media.

6 November

By 6 November, pro-Palestinian activists expressed fear on social media about the arrival of Israeli fans. "The city is full of hooligans, including Israeli soldiers," said a widely shared message on pro-Palestinian social media channels. "Maccabi openly supports war crimes and genocide in Gaza. (...) Ask yourself, are you physically and mentally prepared to take on a crowd of hooligans? Staying at home does not make you any less of an activist."

That evening, footage and reports showed about 50 Maccabi fans in Amsterdam, tearing down and burning Palestinian flags, and shouting "fuck you Palestine". Dozens of Maccabi supporters gathered in front of Villa Mokum, a squat on the Rokin where several Palestinian flags were displayed. Videos showed them throwing stones at the windows, climbing the building and ripping the flags off. "They kicked our doors and tried to enter our house," a 23-year-old resident of the property told Het Parool. "They raised their middle finger and made decapitation gestures, saying , 'We're going to kill you and we will come back'." Video footage showed a police car passing without stopping, leading to criticism on social media.

A Dutch police chief said there were incidents "on both sides". Groups of Maccabi fans vandalised several taxis in and around the red light district. A video showed a man attacking a taxi with a metal chain. Another video shared on social media showed a group of people kicking a man on the ground. This was followed by "an online call" for taxi drivers to go to a casino where 400 Israeli fans were present, but the situation was eventually defused by the police, who escorted the Maccabi supporters outside. A Maccabi supporter was also chased into the canal and forced to yell "Free Palestine". According to AT5, "Kankerjood" ("cancer Jew") was shouted during the incident. The Amsterdam police said they had prevented other disturbances, and that by 3.30am everything in the city had quietened down.

On Wednesday evening after the incident at the casino and throughout Thursday, calls for attacks on Israeli supporters, including a call for a "Jew hunt", were shared in Snapchat, Telegram, and WhatsApp groups.

7 November

City officials met on the morning of the match to discuss whether to cancel the game due to the "aggression shown by Maccabi supporters and the reaction of the taxi drivers". It was decided to let the game go ahead. That afternoon, some pro-Palestinian demonstrators attempted to reach the Johan Cruyff Arena, despite the heightened security and protest ban. Maccabi Fanatics ultras also convened in the city centre, in particular around Dam Square, displaying banners for Israeli soldiers and setting off illegal fireworks. They chanted, among other things, "Fuck the Arabs". Other people, clothed in black, chanted anti-Israeli slogans. Police instructed individuals displaying pro-Palestinian symbols or chanting slogans like "Free Palestine" to leave the square.

At around 5pm, the Maccabi ultras moved towards the stadium, leading to fights in side streets and in Station Square. On their way to the match, Israeli fans were captured on video chanting "Death to Arabs", "Let the IDF win" and "Why is there no school in Gaza? There are no children left there. Olé, olé, olé." At the stadium, a group of Maccabi fans interrupted a minute of silence for the victims of the 2024 Spanish floods with anti-Palestinian chanting and whistles; this was attributed by some outlets to the Spanish government's criticism of Israel's war conduct in Gaza.

After the game, Maccabi supporters moved to the city centre. Footage of Israeli fans being escorted to the metro by police after the match showed them singing anti-Arab songs. A video, geolocated by Sky News to the Amsterdam city centre after dark on 7 November, showed Israeli supporters pulling down another Palestinian flag from a building, accompanied by chants of "Olé, olé" and "fuck you". A group of Maccabi fans were recorded walking through the city centre with belts in their hands, assaulting people. After midnight, chanting Maccabi supporters kicked the front door of a woman with a pro-Palestinian poster in her window.

According to the Dutch police, Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters were subsequently ambushed and attacked in various locations throughout the city after the match. Halsema said the attacks included "hit-and-run" assaults carried out by "boys on scooters", who fled the scene when confronted by police. Footage showed fans being beaten and chased with knives. Eyewitnesses reported attempted stabbings, individuals being thrown into a river, and attackers beating and spitting on Israelis. Video showed one man, apparently unconscious, kicked repeatedly while sprawled in the street. Other footage showed a group of men being chased down a street in the city centre, with shouting heard as they are struck by someone out of shot; one man on the ground repeatedly shouts: "I'm not Jewish!" A report by Maariv also indicated at least one attempted kidnapping of an Israeli, and many fans sought refuge by barricading themselves in stores and buildings. Ten Israelis were injured and three temporarily went missing during the attacks, but were later accounted for. Dutch police said they attempted to protect as many Israeli fans as possible, organising buses to take them to their hotels.

A video captured after midnight by a Dutch photographer, Annet de Graaf, and verified by The New York Times, showed a group of Maccabi fans picking up pipes and boards from a construction site, then chasing and beating a man. The teenage reporter Benderbij, who filmed the Maccabi fans after the match, described how "the group threw the iron bars at police cars and how the police appear to make an arrest." Later, the group threatened the teenager to stop filming.

Dutch authorities said that attackers made a distinction between Jewish Amsterdammers and visiting fans, saying there was no sign of attacks on the former, and no sign of attacks on Jewish synagogues. Most of the people involved in the "Jew Hunt" were thought to have been taxi drivers and youths on scooters, who believed there were ex-IDF soldiers and Mossad agents among the Maccabi fans.

Further unrest

In the nights following the attacks, people thought to be Jewish continued to be targeted, including being forced out of taxis and ordered to show their passports to check if they were Israeli. On 11 November, four days after the attacks, a tram in Amsterdam's '40-'45 Square caught fire, reportedly due to fireworks thrown at it that also shattered its windows. Local footage captured at least one person shouting "Cancer Jews". Amsterdam police arrested multiple suspects after clashes between dozens of rioters and officers led to the tram incident. According to preliminary investigations, Amsterdam police considered that it was not clear there was a direct connection to the previous week's unrest, and some of the arrests were made separately from the tram incident.

Legal

A total of 71 people were arrested in relation to the football match. Before and during the match, police arrested 62 people including three for public violence. Among the people arrested were 49 Dutch residents and 10 Israelis. No arrests were made on the night of 7 November during the anti-Israeli violence after the match, but the police announced they would be searching for suspects. As of 11 November, nine suspects have been arrested.

Aftermath

The five people who were hospitalized were eventually released, while approximately 20 to 30 others sustained minor injuries. Following the return of Maccabi fans to Israel, video was posted on social media showing them chanting the racist slogans they had chanted in Amsterdam, including "Why is school out in Gaza? There are no children left there".

Amsterdam officials issued an emergency ordinance banning any demonstrations for three days after the overnight attacks, and giving Dutch police the authority to stop and search individuals. Police were also stationed in larger numbers at Jewish institutions across the city. A bomb threat on a synagogue turned out to be false and calls to attack mosques circulated online. The ordinance was extended for four more days on 10 November. The organisations Erev Rav and the Stop Racism and Fascism Platform cancelled a local Kristallnacht commemoration due to the 'violent' Maccabi supporters and the municipality's inadequate response to the events. They also expressed concern about the "failure of the police to protect anti-Zionist Jews and demonstrators, after the mayor and police of Amsterdam allowed Israeli Zionists to wreak havoc, burn Palestinian flags, wish death to 'Arabs' and mistreat taxi drivers."

On 13 November 2024, pro-Palestinian protesters who had assembled in Dam Square despite the protesting ban were filmed apparently being attacked by police. Mayor Halsema said the incident "looks serious" and was being treated as a high priority investigation by the police and the prosecution service, and will also attempt to determine whether the violence was "in accordance with official instructions". Halsema ended the protest ban on 14 November 2024, saying that enforcing the ban had become "untenable".

In preparation for the 2024–25 UEFA Nations League match on 14 November between France and Israel at Stade de France near Paris, French authorities mobilized over 4,000 law enforcement officers throughout the city with RAID escorting the Israeli team and their fans. Security checks near the stadium were also increased and a ban on political messages and Palestinian flags in the stadium was enforced. Despite this, some Israeli officials urged fans not to attend for their safety.

Media reporting

The UK's Sky News and Israel's Channel 12 were criticised for editing reports and deleting social media posts referencing the anti-Arab behaviour of Israeli fans. Sky News removed references to Maccabi Tel Aviv fans tearing down a flag, even though the three men on video could be heard speaking Hebrew, and deleted a reference to Maccabi fans attacking locals. Channel 12 similarly deleted a post about Maccabi Tel Aviv fans tearing down a Palestinian flag and having altercations with Muslim taxi drivers after the network faced backlash, including from Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu's son Yair, who asked: "Whose side is Channel 12 on?" on his Telegram channel. Jewish Council of Australia founder Sarah Schwartz described Sky News' decision as "a powerful example of distorted reportage", and criticised other coverage around the world, writing that "analogies to pogroms and the Holocaust obscure reality" and allow anti-Palestinian racism and antisemitism to "flourish".

Dutch photographer Annet de Graaf filmed Maccabi supporters attacking Amsterdammers, but many media outlets initially misreported that the video showed an antisemitic mob beating Israelis, including The Wall Street Journal, the German tabloid Bild and the Tagesschau news programme of German public broadcaster ARD. The New York Times attributed this to a mistake made by Reuters, who syndicated the footage. DW and Tagesschau issued corrections. Many social media users disputed the initial reporting, and de Graaf addressed CNN, the BBC, The Guardian and The New York Times in a viral post requesting that they also publish an apology and a correction. The Guardian issued a clarification on 11 November 2024. The New York Times issued a correction on 12 November 2024. The BBC issued an apology for using footage of Maccabi supporters attacking a Dutch man that "could have given the impression that this was illustrating attacks on Israeli fans".

Guardian columnist Owen Jones criticised media coverage of the events for failing to cover the Israeli supporters' behaviour in the run-up to the clashes, saying, "if you condemn racist fanatics literally relishing in the mass slaughter of children, then you will be branded a hateful bigot." Marc Owen Jones, a disinformation expert and associate professor at Hamad Bin Khalifa University in Qatar, said that media outlets from The New York Times to the BBC had given a "ridiculously skewed" version of events and "uncritically embraced what looked like an Israeli government press release".

Response

Netherlands

The attacks were condemned by Dutch authorities, who described them as antisemitic. Some Israeli and Dutch authors also described the incident as a pogrom. Multiple parties in the House of Representatives called for an urgent debate.

Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof said he was "horrified" by the "antisemitic attacks" on Israelis, and that the country had "failed" its Jewish community. He said the attackers would be found and prosecuted, and cancelled his attendance at the 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Azerbaijan to monitor the response to the unrest. Schoof also criticized comparisons between the actions of the Israeli fans and the "Jew hunt" that followed. He said Israeli fans' actions would also be investigated, but added, "There is nothing, absolutely nothing to serve as an excuse for the deliberate search and hunting down of Jews." Justice Minister David van Weel said the perpetrators would be held accountable, adding, "We should be ashamed of ourselves." VVD leader Dilan Yeşilgöz described the images as "incredibly sick" and the attacks as "pure Jew-hatred." Stephan van Baarle, member of DENK accused the Maccabi fans of trying to "terrorize the streets of Amsterdam and make them unsafe". King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands expressed "deep horror and shock" at the attacks, adding: "We failed the Jewish community of the Netherlands during World War II, and last night we failed again."

The responses of some far-right politicians, such as Geert Wilders, were criticized for weaponizing the incident. Wilders wrote: "Looks like a Jew hunt in the streets of Amsterdam. Arrest and deport the multicultural scum that attacked Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters in our streets." Wilders later accused "Moroccans" of perpetrating the violence and called for the deportation of those convicted in the attacks. On 15 November 2024, the State Secretary for Benefits and Customs, Nora Achahbar of the centrist New Social Contract party, one of the four parties in the Dutch government coalition, resigned from the cabinet, citing polarising comments by politicians both in the cabinet and to the public. Afterwards, the ruling coalition avoided collapse when the four coalition parties agreed to continue working together.

The Forward, a Jewish American newspaper, reported that many in the Netherlands' small Jewish community were worried about their own safety, as they were "treated like representatives of Israel". In a viral Instagram post, Jelle Zijlstra, a Jewish community organizer in Amsterdam, called for nuance as she condemned both the antisemitic attacks and the Maccabi "hooligans". A rabbinical student in Amsterdam said: "We don't know that the people who got attacked last night were those same people who chanted racist chants. There is real evidence that people went 'Jew hunting.'"

Amsterdam

Amsterdam mayor Femke Halsema initially described the attackers as "antisemitic hit-and-run squads" and said the incident reminded her of pogroms against Jews in Europe. Halsema later said she regretted her use of the word "pogrom" and condemned the weaponisation of the word to attack Dutch Muslims and Moroccans. She criticized Israeli and Dutch politicians for framing the violence as targeted attacks on Israelis by local Moroccans and Palestinians. She also said she had not been warned about Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters' history as "ultra-nationalists" before the match and called for an independent inquiry into the incident. Jazie Veldhuyzen, an Amsterdam councillor and party chairman for De Vonk, said "Maccabi hooligans" initiated the violence when they attacked local homes, and that the city and the right-wing government were exploiting the incidents to persecute migrants.

Four days after the events, the mayor's office published a report written with Chief Prosecutor René de Beukelaer and Police Chief Peter Holla which condemned violence against minority groups in the city, and said it would conduct an independent inquiry into the riots. It said the events were caused by a "toxic combination of antisemitism, hooliganism, and anger about the conflicts in Palestine and Israel, and other countries in the Middle East". It also said that the city regularly faced "distressing" events which affected "not only Jews but also increasingly Muslims, Palestinians and other minority groups". Despite this, the city said it had not received any prior warning from the Dutch counterterrorism unit, the NCTV.

Israel

Israeli president Isaac Herzog called the events an "anti-Semitic pogrom" and a warning to any nation that values freedom, but expressed confidence in the Dutch authorities' ability to protect Israelis and Jews. Israeli foreign minister Gideon Sa'ar advised Israelis in Amsterdam to stay in their hotels. Sa'ar described the events as "barbaric and antisemitic," and "a blaring alarm call for Europe and the world." He also reached out to his Dutch counterpart, Caspar Veldkamp, for assistance in transporting Israeli citizens safely to the airport. The Israeli embassy in the Netherlands said the attacks involved "kicking, beating, even running over Israeli citizens".

In a call with Dutch PM Schoof, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu emphasized the seriousness of the attacks and requested heightened security for Israelis and Dutch Jews. He also compared the attacks to the Kristallnacht, noting the attacks took place on its 86th anniversary. Yad Vashem also noted the anniversary, saying the events showed an "alarming resurgence of antisemitism". Netanyahu arranged for El Al, Israel's flag carrier, to run eight free rescue flights from Amsterdam to Tel Aviv, transporting 2,000 Israelis.

Some Israeli journalists were critical of the media coverage of the event. Israeli-American journalist Mairav Zonszein of the International Crisis Group said it was "absurd" to compare the violence in Amsterdam to the pogroms in Russia. Writing in Haaretz, Israeli journalist Gideon Levy contrasted the Amsterdam attacks with the "daily pogroms in the West Bank" against Palestinians and the war in Gaza.

Palestine

The Palestinian Foreign Ministry issued a statement rejecting all forms of violence and condemning anti-Arab racism and the desecration of the Palestinian flag by Maccabi supporters. The ministry expressed concern over the three days of "violent acts" in the capital carried out by fans known for their "racist tendencies". The ministry called on the Dutch government to investigate those responsible for the unrest and to ensure the protection of Palestinians and Arabs, citing concerns over the presence of Israeli settlers and soldiers allegedly spreading "racist notions" across European cities. The ministry warned of the growing influence of these groups, characterizing their actions as a "direct attack on Palestinian identity and symbols."

The Palestinian Football Association said they were "gravely concerned" about the incident, and condemned the anti-Palestinian racism and Islamophobia expressed by Maccabi Tel Aviv fans. It also said it had "presented FIFA with extensive evidence of such hateful expressions, yet concrete action remains lacking". According to France 24, no European leader condemned the racist anti-Arab chants or the violent actions carried out by the Israeli supporters.

Hamas senior spokesperson Sami Abu Zuhri said the Amsterdam unrest was a spontaneous response to Israel’s actions in Gaza. He said the events illustrate the public reaction to the ongoing Gaza genocide, which was unfolding live without effective international intervention, and that ending the violence in Gaza was essential for upholding human rights and supporting both regional and global security.

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