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Violence flared in Amsterdam prime ministers horrified by attack

After the Europa League match, the situation got out of hand.

A serious and violent altercation was witnessed during the soccer match played in Amsterdam on Thursday evening. The Dutch major club Ajax and the Israeli Maccabi Tel Aviv met in the Europa League match, which ended with a 5–0 victory for the home team.

However, the topic of discussion at the event was the unrest after the match. Maccabi football supporters were attacked after the match. According to Israel’s US Embassy, ​​hundreds of Israeli fans were targeted in the attack.

Although many police officers were on standby, according to local authorities, Israeli supporters were injured in various parts of Amsterdam. According to the police, at least 62 people have been arrested.

At first it was reported that due to the events, the Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu sent two planes to Amsterdam to pick up fans. Later, however, it was announced that they would not even be sent to Holland. Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar however, travel to the country.

Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof says that he watched the events in horror. He has spoken with Netanhaju and stated that the limit has now been crossed.

High voltages

The background of the violence has been seen to be that Maccabi fans damaged Palestinian flags. There were already clashes before the match. The protesters had an aspiration to get to our match.

Israeli authorities have urged the country’s citizens to avoid moving outdoors.

Talk of anti-Semitism and anti-Semitism has surfaced since Palestinian groups attacked Gaza more than a year ago in October. Since then, Israel and the terrorist organization Hamas have been in conflict.

Ajax is considered a very pro-Jewish club. Its old stadium was located in the Jewish quarter and supporters often have, for example, Israeli flags.

In recent years, there have been disturbances in Dutch football during the matches themselves. When London’s West Ham progressed to the Conference League final a year ago by defeating Dutch AZ Alkmaar, black-clad ultra supporters of the Dutch club tried to attack West Ham’s supporters.

In the same week, the match between Groningen and Ajax had to be stopped at the start due to unrest.

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