Tense moments in the capital of the Netherlands, where Israeli Maccabi Tel Aviv fans have been subjected to multiple attacks, lynchings and scenes of harassment even in the hotel where many of them were staying. This is reported by different media outlets such as The Times of Israel and has been able to confirm El HuffPost with sources from the IDF -Israel Defense Forces-.
With the backdrop of the Europa League match against the local Ajax (which was resolved with a 5-0), the fans of the great Israeli economic city were attacked by what the Times described as gangs of masked raiders shouting “Free Palestine” as they hunted, beat and harassed Israelis. He also assures that a “progrom” is being denounced and that many of these assailants would be of Arab origin.
“They attacked the fans, it seemed like it was planned,” said one of the fans and witness to the attacks on Ynet News. At least a dozen Israelis of the 2,751 fans who traveled to Amsterdam have been seriously injured. According to an Israeli source speaking to IDF radio, “so far there are 7 people with whom there is no link, 5 wounded who have been located in hospitals and efforts are being made to locate additional wounded. It is estimated that there are between 10 and 20 injured.”
Mass lynching and evacuation of Maccabi Tel Aviv fans in Amsterdam: “It seemed planned”
Israeli fans: from chanting “let the IDF win” to breaking the minute of silence for DANA victims
It should be noted that some of the Maccabi Tel Aviv fans broke into key points of the city, such as the subway itself, with chants in favor of their country’s Army, chanting “let the IDF win”, as can be seen in the following video . Palestinian victims in the Gaza Strip alone amount to almost 43,000 dead, most of them women and children.
It has not been the only gesture of provocation or indignation from the Israelis, a fan who did not hesitate to reproduce the usual gestures against Spain – one of the community countries that leads the European movement to recognize the Palestinian State and condemns the invasion of Gaza or the illegal occupation of settlements by settlers in the West Bank.
The Ajax-Maccabi duel observed a minute of silence in memory of the at least 219 deaths due to the floods in the Valencian Community, Castilla-La Mancha and Andalusia, but the fans opted for a boycott and a loud whistle, in a gesture that It is having a strong response on social networks.
Evacuation of fans and reaction from Israel
According to the Israeli Diaspora Ministry, “the alerts were sent to the Shin Bet – security service – and the Prime Minister’s Office in Tel Aviv, who forwarded them to the local Dutch security forces, which are responsible for the security of the fans”.
The truth is that there are also accusations that the Israeli fans first attacked the Arabs in the city and destroyed the flags, reports The Times of Israelspecifying that videos are circulating on social networks with Maccabi fans chanting slogans against the Arabs, without being able to specify the chronology. In these you can hear “we’ll screw the Arabs” and “fuck you, Palestine.”
In this sense, some of the testimonies of the victims of the attack by the hooded men allow us to notice the moments of tension experienced: “They were waiting in groups on each corner and the moment they identified the Jews they chased them,” one of them said. Kan News. Some even used similes with episodes experienced during Nazism: “It was Kristallnacht 2.” “We are not safe here, we are locked in our hotel,” said another.
In this sense, and as reported by the airline in charge of departures from the capital of the Netherlands, everything is now ready for evacuations on organized flights. “Following serious incidents of violence in Amsterdam, El Al will operate rescue flights from the destination to Tel Aviv at short notice.”
Thus, “the flights will be free, the first flight will take off from Amsterdam at 14:00 (local time) and is expected to land back in Tel Aviv today. As for the second flight, we will publish details later.
Also that “the seats in all classes of service (tourists, premium y business) will be provided free of charge to all passengers who have a plane ticket with El Al or another airline.” In addition, the company stated that “we emphasize that these flights were planned in advance, regardless of the difficult events.”
Precisely, at first, the Government of Benjamin Netanyahu even ordered the sending of military planes to proceed with the evacuations, but finally this order was canceled, when some arrests by the security forces and the Dutch police began and there were greater security guarantees.
Source: www.huffingtonpost.es
