Far-right Dutch leader says Netherlands is ‘the Gaza of Europe’ after attack on Israeli soccer fans

Far-right Dutch leader Geert Wilders, whose party is a member of the Netherlands’ government, declares on X that the country has become “the Gaza of Europe” following a violent assault on Israelis visiting Amsterdam for a Maccabi Tel Aviv soccer match.

“A pogrom in the streets of Amsterdam,” Wilders writes. “Muslims with Palestinian flags hunting down Jews. I will NOT accept that. NEVER.”

He adds that the relevant authorities will be “held accountable for their failure to protect the Israeli citizens.”

A pogrom in the streets of #Amsterdam.

We have become the Gaza of Europe.

Muslims with Palestinian flags hunting down Jews.

I will NOT accept that. NEVER.

The authorities will be held accountable for their failure to protect the Israeli citizens.

Never again.

— Geert Wilders (@geertwilderspvv) November 8, 2024