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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 625

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In this image taken from video, police detain a man near the Ajax stadium, after anti-Israel protesters marched despite a ban on demonstrations near the soccer stadium, in Amsterdam, November 7, 2024. (AP Photo InterVision)
November 26, 2024, 7:18 pm
Amsterdam bars Italian team’s fans from match, fearing repeat of antisemitic attacks
City says risk of racist incidents from Lazio Rome supporters — fined in the past for offensive behavior — is too high in aftermath of November 7 violence against Maccabi TA fans
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Screenshot from a video showing assailants running after fans of Maccabi Tel Aviv following a soccer game in Amsterdam on November 8, 2024. (X screenshot; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
November 10, 2024, 7:19 pm
‘History is repeating itself’: Amsterdam in shock after wave of antisemitic violence
Two days after mass organized attacks following soccer match in Dutch capital, residents and Jewish groups voice dismay at events that mayor says have ‘deeply damaged’ the city
By AFP and ToI Staff
People welcome Maccabi Tel Aviv soccer fans as they arrive at Ben-Gurion Airport on a flight from Amsterdam, where Israeli soccer fans were attacked following a match between the club and Ajax Amsterdam, November 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)
November 10, 2024, 12:54 am
Israel says wave of violence in Amsterdam ‘over,’ but journalists report harassment
Kan TV says group of hostile youths trailed its team after it reported from Dam Square, requiring police escort; Dutch report says nobody who took part in attacks has been arrested
By ToI Staff and Agencies
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)
November 9, 2024, 2:17 pm
Dutch government probing missed Israeli warnings ahead of Amsterdam ‘pogrom’
Official says Mossad asked local authorities to step up security at stadium, hotels after seeing social media ‘flare-up’; minister vows to find every attacker; 59 of 63 suspects freed
By ToI Staff
An online post headed 'No Zionists in UEFA/FIFA' calling for protests as 'a direct clash' with Israeli security forces and the Mossad in Amsterdam on November 7, 2024. (Screen grab via Instagram used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
November 8, 2024, 11:41 pm
Report: Israeli authorities foresaw danger in Amsterdam, failed to warn soccer club, fans
Dutch officials were reportedly told of risk, urged to up security; city bans demos for three days, gives cops emergency powers after attacks by ‘antisemitic hit-and-run squads’
By ToI Staff
In this image taken from video, police frisk anti-Israel protesters near the Ajax stadium in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Thursday, November 7, 2024. (AP Photo InterVision)
November 8, 2024, 2:02 pm
France says next week’s soccer match vs. Israel to go on despite Amsterdam attacks
Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau says France will not back down in face of antisemitism, after organized mob attacks Maccabi Tel Aviv fans in Dutch capital
By AFP and ToI Staff
Illustrative: Supporters of Dutch soccer team AZ Alkmaar, some holding flares, run to meet the players' bus before the round of 16, second leg, Conference League soccer match between AZ and Lazio at the AZ stadium in Alkmaar, Netherlands, March 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
May 7, 2023, 2:48 am
Over 150 Dutch soccer fans arrested over antisemitic songs on way to game
Local media says detainees are supporters of AZ Alkmaar who were at metro station on way to match against Jewish-associated club Ajax Amsterdam
By AFP
The Ajax logo seen in the team's home arena in Amsterdam. (Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty Images, via JTA)
April 19, 2021, 2:27 pm
Dutch soccer fans chant ‘Hamas, Jews to the gas’ before match against Ajax
Vitesse boss condemns ‘small group’ of supporters responsible; Amsterdam-based Ajax is known for its history of Jewish supporters
By Cnaan Liphshiz
Ajax fans wait for the players to arrive with the trophy when celebrating clinching the Dutch Premier League title in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Thursday, May 16, 2019. (AP/Peter Dejong)
February 25, 2020, 3:26 am
Dutch rail workers sing ‘inappropriate’ soccer song about Jews
Passengers on train heading from parade hear ditty about Amsterdam’s Ajax supporters, sometimes called Jews; anti-Semitism watchdog calls incident ‘stupid beyond words’
By Cnaan Liphshiz
Former soccer player Marco van Basten arrives for the 2018 soccer World Cup draw in the Kremlin in Moscow, Friday, Dec. 1, 2017. (AP/Dmitri Lovetsky)
November 24, 2019, 2:33 am
Former Dutch soccer star in trouble over Nazi quip
Marco van Basten says he was trying to ‘explain’ presenter’s German interview when he remarked ‘sieg heil,’ sparking outrage as country grapples with racism surrounding pitch
By AFP
A swastika, painted on the wall of the Stedelijk Museum overnight, is seen in Amsterdam, Netherlands, February 22, 2019 (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
February 22, 2019, 4:05 pm
Vandals daub swastikas, anti-Semitic texts on Dutch buildings, Holocaust statue
Fans of ADO soccer team suspected of carrying out attack ahead of game against Ajax, a team regarded as being historically Jewish
By Agencies
Illustrative: Feyenoord's fans light up flares during a Champions League Group F soccer match between Feyenoord and Napoli at the Kuip stadium in Rotterdam, Netherlands, on December 6, 2017. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
February 5, 2019, 7:23 pm
Dutch soccer fans chant ‘Jews burn best’ on Holocaust Remembrance Day
5 Feyenoord fans arrested over anti-Semitic chant against rival Ajax, which is seen as a historically Jewish team
By Cnaan Liphshiz
Interior of the Portuguese Synagogue in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, consecrated in 1675. The sanctuary, still without electricity, is lit by 1,000 candles for special occasions, January 2018 (Matt Lebovic/The Times of Israel)
March 25, 2018, 4:03 am
Why Amsterdam’s beloved nickname is a centuries-old Yiddish word, ‘Mokum’
Recalling a golden age for the Netherlands and Dutch Jewry, on today’s streets of Amsterdam, mamaloshen still peppers local slang
By Matt Lebovic
Legia fans during a Europa League match between Ajax and Legia at the Amsterdam ArenA stadium in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Thursday, February 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
October 19, 2017, 2:59 am
Dutch soccer fans ridicule child Holocaust victims on Twitter
Feyenoord fans circulate image featuring toddlers wearing yellow stars in ‘new low’ for anti-Semitic rhetoric in sports
By JTA
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