{"id":116929,"date":"2024-11-09T17:05:53","date_gmt":"2024-11-09T15:05:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=116929"},"modified":"2024-11-09T11:48:46","modified_gmt":"2024-11-09T09:48:46","slug":"09-05-110","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=116929","title":{"rendered":"Jewish, Israeli Organizations Mobilize to Aid Victims of Antisemitic Attacks in Amsterdam"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"\"<\/a>Jewish, Israeli Organizations Mobilize to Aid Victims of Antisemitic Attacks in Amsterdam<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n

Jack Elbaum<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Israeli soccer fans under assault, near Amsterdam Central station, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Nov. 8, 2024, in this still image obtained from a social media video. X\/iAnnet\/via REUTERS<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Jewish and Israeli organizations mobilized to support victims with efforts on the ground just hours after Israeli soccer fans were attacked<\/a>\u00a0by mobs in Amsterdam on Thursday night and into Friday morning.<\/span><\/p>\n

Maccabi World Union (MWU), which describes itself as \u201cthe world\u2019s largest Jewish sports and education organization,\u201d opened an emergency assistance center in Holland to aid fans who were still there.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMaccabi World Union and Maccabi Israel are working together with Maccabi Holland to assist Maccabi Tel Aviv fans in Amsterdam,\u201d MWU wrote in a statement on\u00a0Instagram<\/a>. \u201cA support center has been set up at the offices of Maccabi Holland, and volunteers are ready to transport fans to the center if needed.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The center, which was visited by the mayor of Amsterdam, has reportedly helped hundreds of fans who are receiving support until they board flights to Israel. The assistance fans have received includes transportation, hotel lodging, food, and security.<\/span><\/p>\n

Chabad in Amsterdam also assisted following the attacks. The Hasidic group\u00a0posted<\/a>\u00a0on X on Friday, \u201cChabad emissaries coordinated hundreds of volunteers from the Jewish community in Amsterdam, picking up stranded and wounded Jews from across the city all, and bringing them to the shelter.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

It added, \u201cFrom there, they were able to fly out on an emergency return flight to Israel. Others will be spending Shabbat with Chabad.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The Jewish Agency also offered to support the victims. The organization\u2019s chairman, Major General (res.) Doron Almog, said, \u201cWe are shocked by the attack on Jews and Israelis simply because of their Jewish identity in the streets of Amsterdam, exactly 86 years after Kristallnacht [the infamous Nazi assault on the German Jewish community]. We will expand the program to strengthen communities and increase their resilience, to ensure that every Jew, anywhere in the world, will never feel alone.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Kristallnacht, also known as the \u201cNight of Broken Glass,\u201d unfolded on Nov. 9-10, 1938, when Nazi forces and German civilians destroyed Jewish homes, businesses, and synagogues, leaving at least 91 Jews dead and 30,000 Jewish men arrested and sent to concentration camps. Over 7,000 Jewish-owned stores were looted.<\/span><\/p>\n

Almost 86 years later to the exact day, hundreds of Israeli fans of Maccabi Tel Aviv reported facing a wave of violence from antisemitic, anti-Israel gangs of men late Thursday night and into the early hours of Friday. They were attacked before and after Maccabi Tel Aviv lost its match against the Dutch soccer team AFC Ajax as part of the UEFA Europa League.<\/span><\/p>\n

Numerous graphic videos circulating on social media showed several street fights and\u00a0Israelis being chased down the street<\/a>\u00a0with knives and sticks, beaten unconscious, and even run over by cars. In multiple incidents shared on social media, Israeli soccer fans were forced by their attackers to say \u201cFree Palestine.\u201d Some Israelis reportedly barricaded themselves in buildings, shops, and other places in the city to avoid the attacks.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cSo far, it is known that five people have been taken to the hospital and 62 individuals have been arrested,\u201d Amsterdam Police said in a statement.<\/span><\/p>\n

King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands expressed \u201cdeep horror and shock\u201d over the attack during a phone call with Israeli President Isaac Herzog, according to a readout from Herzog\u2019s office. The king also said, \u201c<\/span>We failed the Jewish community of the Netherlands during World War II, and last night we failed again.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Some observers argued the attacks were premeditated against the Israelis, while others claimed it was retaliation for some Israeli fans chanting anti-Arab slogans in the streets before the game and tearing down at least two Palestinian flags in the city.<\/span><\/p>\n

Amsterdam Mayor Femke Halsema said Maccabi Tel Aviv fans had been \u201cattacked, abused, and pelted with fireworks\u201d around the city by \u201cantisemitic hit-and-run squads.\u201d Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered planes to be dispatched to the Dutch city to bring the fans home to Israel.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIn light of the recent events in Amsterdam, our hearts go out to the Maccabi Tel Aviv fans who faced such distressing circumstances,\u201d MWU wrote. \u201cIt\u2019s a stark reminder of the challenges faced by communities worldwide.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Jewish, Israeli Organizations Mobilize to Aid Victims of Antisemitic Attacks in Amsterdam Jack Elbaum Israeli soccer fans under assault, near Amsterdam Central station, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Nov. 8, 2024, in this still image obtained from a social media video. X\/iAnnet\/via REUTERS Jewish and Israeli organizations mobilized to support victims with efforts on the ground just […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[6],"tags":[26,24],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116929"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=116929"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116929\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":116943,"href":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116929\/revisions\/116943"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=116929"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=116929"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=116929"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}