Netherlands bans protests after attacks on Israeli fans in Amsterdam
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The Dutch authorities have imposed a temporary ban on demonstrations for several days after attacks on Israeli football fans from the Maccabi club in Amsterdam by anti-Semites, according to Reuters.
The Dutch government has prohibited protests for three days. Authorities also granted the police the power to stop pedestrians and check their documents.
Amsterdam Mayor Femke Halsema stated that Maccabi supporters had been "attacked, abused and pelted with fireworks" throughout the city. As a result, the police intervened to ensure their safe transportation to hotels.
However, she added that the anti-Semites managed to evade the police.
"We saw a lot of demonstrations, a lot of people running. It was really, really terrifying," Joni Pogrebetsy, an Israeli football fan who came to Amsterdam for the match, told Reuters.
The Israeli Embassy in the Netherlands stated that the crowds chanted anti-Israeli slogans and posted videos of violence on social media.
"On the eve of Kristallnacht - when Jews in Nazi Germany faced brutal attacks - it is horrifying to witness antisemitic violence on the streets of Europe once again," the Ambassy added.
It is worth noting that Kristallnacht was a Jewish pogrom in Germany during the Nazi rule. At least 91 Jews were killed that night. The windows of synagogues, shops, and buildings belonging to Jews were smashed.
Attacks in Amsterdam
On the night of November 8, anti-Semitic groups attacked Israelis who had arrived to support the Maccabi football team.
In response, the Israeli government decided to send planes to bring the fans back home and sharply condemned such pogroms.
For more details on the attacks, see the material by RBC-Ukraine.
