Schoof emphasizes that “the perpetrators will be located and prosecuted”: “Calm now reigns in the capital”
Nov. 8 (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, asked his Dutch counterpart, Dick Schoof, this Friday to guarantee the security of Israeli citizens after the riots that occurred the day before in Amsterdam after a Europa League match in which Maccabi Tel Aviv faced Ajax.
“(Netanyahu) has emphasized the paramount importance of the Dutch Government guaranteeing the safety of all Israelis in the Netherlands, including those injured and affected by the events,” reads a statement shared by his office through his online profile. social
The head of Government of Israel has stated that he considers the planned anti-Semitic attack against Israeli citizens “serious” and has called for greater security for the Jewish community in the European country, while he thanked Schoof for expressing his shock at the events of the night and for saying that it was “an extraordinary event of an anti-Semitic nature.
For his part, the Dutch president stated that he has “followed with horror the news coming from Amsterdam” about “completely unacceptable anti-Semitic attacks against Israelis.” “In a phone call with Netanyahu, I emphasized that the perpetrators will be located and prosecuted. Tranquility now reigns in the capital,” he said.
The leader of the far-right Party for Freedom (PVV), Geert Wilders, who has stated that “it looks like a hunt for Jews” in the streets of Amsterdam, has advocated for “arresting and deporting the multicultural scum who attacked the fans of Maccabi Tel Aviv”. “It is a shame that this could happen in the Netherlands. It is totally unacceptable,” he said.
Minutes earlier, he had declared that the authorities must be held accountable “for their failure to protect Israeli citizens” from a pogrom in the streets. “We have become the Gaza of Europe. Muslims with Palestinian flags persecuting Jews. I will never accept it,” he expressed.
For his part, the Israeli Minister of National Security, the far-right Itamar Ben Gvir, has reported that they are making “a continuous effort with the Dutch Police and the relevant agencies to rescue Israeli citizens and investigate serious incidents of lynching.”
“Fans who went to watch a football match were met with anti-Semitism and were attacked with unimaginable cruelty only because of their Jewish and Israeli character. I condemn any attempt to make the victim guilty. This is not only a harm to Jews and Israelis, but a warning sign for all European countries against radical Muslim violence,” he added.
PLANES TO REPATRIATE ISRAELIS
Netanyahu, who has been in contact with the Foreign Minister and his military secretary, has sent two planes from Israel to repatriate Israeli citizens who are in the Netherlands for the soccer match. Meanwhile, the National Security Headquarters has urged its citizens to avoid movements on the street and lock themselves in their hotels, and the display of Israeli or Jewish symbols.
He has also recommended that those who can advance their flight back to Israel, pointing out that reinforcements from returning planes are expected, and has asked to “immediately inform the local Police and the Embassies or consulates of any incident of threat or attack.”
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