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Friday, November 8, 2024
Herzog: Amsterdam attack is ‘warning sign’ for countries that ‘uphold the values of freedom’
Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter
President Isaac Herzog calls the attacks on Israelis in Amsterdam “a warning sign for any country that wishes to uphold the values of freedom.”
“We woke up this morning to shocking images and videos that since October 7th, we had hoped never to see again: an antisemitic pogrom currently taking place against Maccabi Tel Aviv fans and Israeli citizens in the heart of Amsterdam, Netherlands,” he writes on X.
“This is a serious incident, a warning sign for any country that wishes to uphold the values of freedom,” he continues.
He says he trusts that Dutch authorities “will act immediately and take all necessary measures to protect, locate, and rescue all Israelis and Jews under attack, and to eradicate the violence against Jewish and Israeli citizens by all required means.”
We see with horror this morning, the shocking images and videos that since October 7th, we had hoped never to see again: an antisemitic pogrom currently taking place against Maccabi Tel Aviv fans and Israeli citizens in the heart of Amsterdam, Netherlands.
This is a serious…
— יצחק הרצוג Isaac Herzog (@Isaac_Herzog) November 8, 2024
