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Friday, November 8, 2024
Assailants shouting ‘free Palestine’ brutally attack Israeli soccer fans in Amsterdam
Fans of Maccabi Tel Aviv report being attacked in the streets of Amsterdam after the Israeli soccer team’s loss to local club Ajax, with video from the Dutch city showing brutal assaults by masked assailants, some of whom carry Palestinian flags and shout “free Palestine.”
Reports say several Israelis were injured, but there are no immediate details.
Some of the targeted Israelis’ passports were stolen by the attackers, according to Hebrew media outlets.
WARNING: Graphic footage
Some horrifying "just anti-Zionism" in Amsterdam tonight as Israeli soccer fans are lynched by huge pro-Palestine mobs. Where are the police?! pic.twitter.com/HMwQgCwJMi
— Eitan Fischberger (@EFischberger) November 8, 2024