{"id":134736,"date":"2026-10-28T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=134736"},"modified":"2026-10-23T09:36:27","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T07:36:27","slug":"23-00-123","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=134736","title":{"rendered":"Netherlands \u2018Deeply Broken,\u2019 Ambassador Says After Israeli Soccer Fans Banned, Pro-Hamas Rally Allowed"},"content":{"rendered":"<hr>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"center alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.reunion68.com\/Biuletyn\/img\/algem.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"35%\"><\/a><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #000080;\"><span><strong><a style=\"color: #000080; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/2026\/10\/16\/netherlands-deeply-broken-ambassador-says-israeli-soccer-fans-banned-pro-hamas-rally-allowed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Netherlands \u2018Deeply Broken,\u2019 Ambassador Says After Israeli Soccer Fans Banned, Pro-Hamas Rally Allowed<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Shiryn Ghermezian<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr style=\"height: 15px; background: #d0e6fa; width: 100%;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Screenshot-2026-10-16-at-11.46.18-AM.jpg\" width=\"100%\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Pro-Palestinian demonstrators protest against Israeli football club Hapoel Be\u2019er Sheva\u2019s participation in the Europa League and the potential presence of Israeli fans ahead of its match against AZ Alkmaar in Alkmaar, Netherlands, on Oct. 15, 2026. Photo: Georgios Kostomitsopoulos via Reuters Connect<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Israeli Ambassador to the Netherlands Zvi Aviner Vapni has lambasted the mayor of a Dutch city where pro-Hamas protesters with Palestinian flags and anti-Israel signs were allowed inside a soccer stadium but Israeli fans were banned due to security concerns.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">The city of Alkmaar decided that fans of the Israeli soccer team Hapoel Beersheba would not be allowed to attend the team\u2019s UEFA Europa League match on Thursday against the Dutch club AZ Alkmaar. City officials expressed concerns about public order and safety that could lead to violence between supporters from both sides and categorized the match as \u201cvery high risk due to the geopolitical context.\u201d <a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/2026\/10\/12\/israel-urges-netherlands-to-reverse-ban-again-israeli-soccer-fans-for-upcoming-europa-league-match\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Israel urged officials in the Netherlands<\/a> to reverse the decision, but to no avail.<\/span><\/p>\n<section id=\"section-3\" class=\"article-paragraph-wrap\">\n<p class=\"article-paragraph-section article-body-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Vapni commented on the decision by sarcastically congratulating the city\u2019s mayor, Anja Schouten, on Thursday in a <a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/vapni\/status\/2110773735040880687?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">post<\/a> on X.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"article-paragraph-section article-body-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">\u201cBravo to the Mayor of Alkmaar. A handful of Israeli fans were barred from the Hapoel Beersheba match today under the guise of \u2018security risks,\u2019 yet a mob waving signs (in Hebrew) reading \u2018Go Hamas\u2019 was allowed right in,\u201d he posted.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">\u201c\u200bSomething is deeply broken in the Netherlands,\u201d the ambassador added. He shared a clip of the pro-Hamas group holding a sign that read \u201cGo Hamas\u201d in Hebrew and also banners that read, \u201ckick Israel out of UEFA\u201d and \u201csanction Israel now.\u201d Other signs held by activists said \u201cBoycott the bully\u201d and \u201cIsrael = Terrorist.\u201d<\/span><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"twitter-widget-2\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-2&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfdGltZWxpbmVfbGlzdCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOltdLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2ZvbGxvd2VyX2NvdW50X3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9iYWNrZW5kIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19yZWZzcmNfc2Vzc2lvbiI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZm9zbnJfc29mdF9pbnRlcnZlbnRpb25zX2VuYWJsZWQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib24iLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X21peGVkX21lZGlhXzE1ODk3Ijp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRyZWF0bWVudCIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3Nob3dfYmlyZHdhdGNoX3Bpdm90c19lbmFibGVkIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19kdXBsaWNhdGVfc2NyaWJlc190b19zZXR0aW5ncyI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdXNlX3Byb2ZpbGVfaW1hZ2Vfc2hhcGVfZW5hYmxlZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdmlkZW9faGxzX2R5bmFtaWNfbWFuaWZlc3RzXzE1MDgyIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRydWVfYml0cmF0ZSIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfbGVnYWN5X3RpbWVsaW5lX3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9mcm9udGVuZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9fQ%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=2110773735040880687&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.algemeiner.com%2F2026%2F10%2F16%2Fnetherlands-deeply-broken-ambassador-says-israeli-soccer-fans-banned-pro-hamas-rally-allowed%2F&amp;sessionId=b690dd80f9a1d14aa9235efb9842c156a662ae67&amp;siteScreenName=Algemeiner&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\" width=\"650\" height=\"550\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"yes\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"2110773735040880687\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Hamas is a designated terrorist organization in the European Union, which includes the Netherlands.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Anti-Israel activists demanded the hotel hosting Hapoel Beersheba players in the Netherlands throw out the soccer team and called the players \u201cchild murderers,\u201d <a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MargolinRabbi\/status\/2110946211809103982\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to<\/a> Rabbi Menachem Margolin, chairman of the European Jewish Association, who said police were forced to guard the hotel to ensure the safety of the Israeli athletes.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"css-g5y9jx r-knv0ih\">\n<div class=\"css-g5y9jx r-1wbh5a2 r-dnmrzs r-1ny4l3l\">\n<div class=\"css-g5y9jx r-1wbh5a2 r-dnmrzs r-1ny4l3l\">\n<div class=\"css-g5y9jx r-1awozwy r-18u37iz r-dnmrzs\">\n<div class=\"css-146c3p1 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-37j5jr r-1inkyih r-rjixqe r-b88u0q r-1awozwy r-6koalj r-1udh08x r-3s2u2q\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">\u201cFirst the fans were banned. Then the team was hunted. This is what happens when threats are rewarded instead of confronted,\u201d he posted.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Two years ago, fans of the Israeli soccer team Maccabi Tel Aviv were violently assaulted in the streets of Amsterdam following the club\u2019s Europa League match with the Dutch team Ajax. The <a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/2024\/11\/11\/amsterdam-pogrom-protests-coordinated-extremist-network-linked-former-unrwa-employee-research-group-finds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">premeditated and coordinated<\/a> attack was condemned by Israeli and Dutch officials.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">\u201cTwo years after Israelis were hunted through the streets of Amsterdam, the Dutch answer is to ban the victims, not the attackers,\u201d Israel\u2019s Foreign Ministry (MFA) said on Monday in a <a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/IsraelMFA\/status\/2109731747919175836?lang=bg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a> shared on X. \u201cAlkmaar\u2019s exclusion of Hapoel Be\u2019er Sheva fans rewards those who threaten and incite violence and runs counter to the very spirit of sport.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">\u201cThis exclusion of Israelis comes amid a wave of antisemitic attacks in the Netherlands, fueled by anti-Israel incitement from Dutch politicians and public figures,\u201d the MFA added. \u201cBanning Israeli fans from attending the match, like <a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/2026\/09\/24\/netherlands-reverses-eurovision-boycott-israels-participation-after-spain-lithuania-announcements\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">boycotting Eurovision<\/a>, is yet another stain on the Netherlands, as the country increasingly becomes one of the world\u2019s leading hotspots for antisemitism.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">The statement came about two weeks after an Israeli man living in the Netherlands was rejected from a Dutch-language course after refusing to endorse his prospective teacher\u2019s characterization of Israel\u2019s military campaign against Hamas in Gaza as \u201cgenocide\u201d during an admissions interview.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">The Center for Information and Documentation on Israel (CIDI) \u2014 a Dutch Jewish human rights organization that monitors antisemitism \u2014 <a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/2026\/10\/02\/israeli-netherlands-rejected-dutch-course-refusing-call-gaza-war-genocide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shared a recording of the conversation<\/a>, in which the teacher said he only wanted to work with students who shared his views on what he called the \u201cPalestinian genocide.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Vapni also strongly condemned this incident, calling it \u201cdeeply concerning.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">\u201cA nation that once prided itself on openness and acceptance is now increasingly drawing inspiration from some of its darkest historical periods,\u201d the Israeli diplomat wrote in a post on X. \u201cStrong, decisive leadership at the highest levels is urgently needed to put an end to this harassment.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Like most countries across Europe and the broader Western world, the Netherlands has seen a sharp rise in antisemitic incidents over the last three years, amid the war in Gaza following Hamas\u2019s Oct. 7, 2023, massacre across southern Israel.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">In April, Dutch authorities released a report showing antisemitism in the Netherlands remained at alarmingly high levels last year. According to the data, <a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/2026\/04\/16\/netherlands-reports-867-antisemitic-incidents-2025-cases-remain-alarmingly-high-levels\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">police recorded 867 antisemitic incidents<\/a> in 2025, a figure that remains at deeply troubling levels and virtually unchanged from the 880 antisemitic incidents recorded the previous year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Even though Jews make up less than 0.3 percent of the Dutch population, anti-Jewish hate crimes account for 26 percent of all discrimination cases.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Following the pro-Hamas demonstration in Alkmaar on Thursday, Avi Nir-Feldklein, Israel\u2019s ambassador to the European Union, <a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/avraham_nir\/status\/2110775588830982373\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">asked<\/a> why Dutch officials allowed open support for the proscribed terrorist organization.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">The ambassador <a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/avraham_nir\/status\/2109875839525347679\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> earlier in the week that he planned to drive to Alkmaar to support Hapoel Beersheba at Thursday\u2019s game, before discovering all Israeli fans were banned by the municipality due to \u201cvery high risk.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">\u201cWhen Hezbollah and Hamas cheerleaders are allowed to march and celebrate the Oct. 7 massacre, no wonder it\u2019s \u2018high risk,&#8217;\u201d he said. \u201cInstead of stopping the extremists, they banned the fans. 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