The Israeli National Security Command asks Israelis not to attend foreign sports and cultural events. In its message on Sunday, the authority responsible for the security of Israelis, in addition to the general warning, also called on the Israelis not to participate in the match of the Israeli national football team in France next Thursday, following the organized attacks against Maccabi Tel Aviv fans in Amsterdam on Thursday evening.
In the past few days, calls have been identified among supporters of various pro-Palestinian and terrorist organizations inciting attacks against Israelis and Jews, and these have been designed under the auspices of protest demonstrations and mass sporting and cultural events in order to cause as much damage as possible and as much as possible. get publicity
– reads the Israeli warning.
In addition, in many European cities, including Brussels, major cities in Great Britain, Amsterdam and Paris (especially in connection with the match of the Israeli national team on November 14), there are organizations that intend to harm Israelis.
– added the national security command. The authority therefore asked Israelis to completely avoid sporting or cultural events abroad in the next week, to stay away from demonstrations and protests abroad, and to immediately notify the local security forces in the event of any threat or attack. In addition, he also drew attention to the fact that people should take extra care so that they cannot be identified as Israeli citizens or Jews, and in the framework of this, they should not order a taxi using phone applications, but instead ask the reception of their hotel for this, for example.
Kristallnacht in the Netherlands
As our newspaper reported, clashes broke out between Israeli football fans and Palestinian protesters before and after the Europa League match between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Ajax in Amsterdam. The tension was already palpable in the days before the match and was increasing.
The Israeli government also expressed concern and called on the Dutch authorities to take stronger measures to avoid further violence. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned the attacks in the Netherlands, calling them “horrific”.
Geert Wilders, the leader of the Dutch Freedom Party, reported in a post published on Twitter that he spoke by phone with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Wilders expressed his anger and shame at the anti-Semitic incidents in Amsterdam.
He emphasized that there is no place for anti-Semitism and Jew-hatred in the Netherlands, and that he will do everything to protect the Jewish community and curb and expel Islamic radicals for the sake of the country’s security.
The police on X responded to reports of people who disappeared during the riots, or were kidnapped or taken hostage by the protesters, that they cannot confirm these reports at the moment. They also announced that in the coming days they will strengthen the police presence in the capital, primarily around Jewish institutions.
Anti-Semitic rhymes in Germany
Meanwhile, the State Security Service of the German police has launched an investigation into anti-Semitic insults and threats against members of a Jewish youth soccer team, the German police announced on Sunday. According to the information, the investigation was started due to disorderly conduct, incitement and defamation. The state security service of the German police is responsible for the case, given that it is presumably a political or extremist crime. The incidents took place after TuS Makkabi Berlin’s junior team’s match against DJK Schwarz-Weiß Neukölln on Thursday and sparked outrage across Germany.
According to the police, a group of unknown persons insulted the Mackabi players with anti-Semitic statements. In addition, violence also took place, the attackers were armed with sticks and knives.
However, the authorities were not alerted on the day of the incident. Iris Spranger, Berlin’s Minister of the Interior, requested serious consequences for the perpetrators following the information that came to light about what happened.
These actions show that anti-Semitic violence and discrimination have not disappeared from our city
Spranger declared on Saturday, on the anniversary of the Nazi anti-Jewish pogrom of November 9, 1938 (Kristallnacht). He emphasized that the perpetrators should be prosecuted with the full force of the law. The Berlin newspaper Tagesspiegel also spoke to the father of one of the players, who said that the Maccabi players were insulted, spat on, and chased with knives and sticks by spectators and some players of the other team after the match. Anti-Maccabi fans shouted “free Palestine!”. Citing a spokesman for Schwarz-Weiß Neukölln, he said that the majority of the attackers were among the spectators.
The football club said that it wants to help in the investigation of what happened. He added that if it turns out that one of their players had something to do with what happened, they will be expelled from their ranks.
The German news agency dpa, citing security sources, reported that the weekend matches of the Mackabi teams in Berlin will be held under police security.
Italy is on fire
Interior Minister Matteo Salvini, head of the right-wing League, called for the immediate closure of associations and centers maintained by far-left organizations and parties on Sunday, after far-left demonstrators held a pro-Palestinian and anti-Semitic rally in Milan and clashed with police in Bologna.
They must be locked up so that they can never return there, as in most cases they are hideouts for criminals – these are not protesters, not anti-fascists, but criminals who have moved from talk to action, as the shameful events in Bologna and Milan have proven to the police by hunting against
– said Salvini, leader of the right-wing League government party, who is also deputy prime minister.
On his community page, he added, the members of far-left groups are “red lice, communists, criminals who gather in the so-called social centers. Call them what you want, but what we saw in Bologna and Milan is unworthy, shameful and must never be repeated”. He believed that the police hunt for criminals in Bologna or the hunt for Jews in Milan would be a shame in 2024 in free and democratic Italy.
Matteo Salvini referred to the pro-Palestinian rally held in Milan on Saturday afternoon, in which Palestinian organizations and far-left groups from Italy participated with about a thousand demonstrators.
Cover image: A real religious war is taking place in Western Europe (Photo: AFP)
Source: magyarnemzet.hu