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Monday, November 11, 2024
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Monday, November 11, 2024
National Security Council says it had no warnings of violence ahead of Amsterdam attacks
Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter
Maccabi Tel Aviv fans who flew on El Al rescue flight from Amsterdam arrive at Ben Gurion international airport, near Tel Aviv, November 8, 2024. (Jonathan Shaul/Flash90)
Amid claims that there was a lack of coordination between intelligence bodies and the National Security Council in the lead-up to the attacks on Israelis in Amsterdam last week, the NSC defends the absence of a travel warning ahead of the violence.
“Prior to the disturbances in Amsterdam, the NSC did not receive any information or recommendation from the various bodies to raise travel warnings,” says the NSC in a statement.
“Once the NSC was connected to the situation on the ground, the NSC was a partner in formulating the message to the public as it was distributed later.”
