Amsterdam mayor: Attacks on Israelis a ‘poisonous cocktail of antisemitism and hooliganism’

Amsterdam's Mayor Femke Halsema, center, acting Amsterdam police chief Peter Holla, left, and head of the Amsterdam public prosecutor's office René de Beukelaer hold a news conference after Israeli fans were attacked overnight after a soccer match, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Nov, 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Mike Corder)
Amsterdam's Mayor Femke Halsema, center, acting Amsterdam police chief Peter Holla, left, and head of the Amsterdam public prosecutor's office René de Beukelaer hold a news conference after Israeli fans were attacked overnight after a soccer match, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Nov, 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Mike Corder)

The attacks against Israeli fans after a soccer match in Amsterdam last week were a “poisonous cocktail” of antisemitism and hooligan behavior, the city’s mayor says.

“The incident was a poisonous cocktail of antisemitism and hooliganism,” Femke Halsema says, but she adds that “injustice has been done to both Jews in our city as well as people of minorities who sympathize with the Palestinians.”

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