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Friday, November 8, 2024
King of the Netherlands: ‘We failed the Jewish community during World War II, and last night we failed again’
President Isaac Herzog spoke with King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands a short while ago, his office says in a readout of the call.
Herzog told the King that the events in Amsterdam, where Israeli soccer fans were attacked by an anti-Israel mob, was reminiscent of “dark and grim times for the Jewish people” and stressed that it must be “unequivocally condemned,” the President’s Office says.
He reiterated his expectation for the Dutch authorities to do everything within their power to ensure the safety of all Israelis and Jews in the Netherlands going forward.
The King expressed “deep horror and shock” over the attack, the statement says, and told Herzog: “We failed the Jewish community of the Netherlands during World War II, and last night we failed again.”
President Herzog speaks with King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands
• Israeli President demands decisive action against violence and antisemitism, and assistance in the immediate evacuation of Israelis.
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