Security minister says fans ‘encountered antisemitism and were attacked with unimaginable cruelty just because of their Jewishness’
Netanyahu condemns ‘premeditated antisemitic attack’ on Israeli football fans in Amsterdam
Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, condemned on Friday what he described as a premeditated attack on Israeli football fans in Amsterdam during a call with his Dutch counterpart Dick Schoof, reports Agence France-Presse (AFP).
“Prime minister Netanyahu stated that he views the premeditated antisemitic attack against Israeli citizens with utmost seriousness and requested increased security for the Jewish community in the Netherlands,” his office said.
AFP reports that clashes erupted after a Europa League football match in Amsterdam overnight, with Israel sending rescue planes for their citizens.
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