Pogrom in Amsterdam – Israelis Brutally Attacked at Soccer Match

Stand for Israel  |  November 8, 2024

A shocking and shameful scene in the Netherlands, where anti-Israel mobs – some masked and carrying Palestinian flags – brutally attacked Israelis attending a soccer match:

Israeli soccer fans came under an apparently organized, widespread attack by anti-Israel rioters in Amsterdam Thursday night following a match. Dutch security forces appeared helpless to protect the tourists as they were ambushed by gangs of masked assailants who shouted pro-Palestinian slogans as they hunted, beat and harassed the Israelis.

Israeli officials said 10 citizens were injured. Up to 10 people were at one point out of contact with their families, but by 3 p.m. Friday all were accounted for following the hours of overnight violence, apparently perpetrated largely by local Muslims and Arabs. Hundreds more people huddled in their hotels for hours, fearing they could be attacked again when trying to reach their flights home.

All of this comes on the eve of the anniversary of Kristallnacht, when in 1938 Jews were attacked, murdered, and arrested across Nazi Germany. It is a somber reminder that the evil spirit of anti-Semitism is alive and well today around the world. Pray for the day when it is eradicated once and for all, and Israelis and Jewish people around the world can live in peace, with security.