Leaders of Israel, Netherlands condemn 'antisemitic' attacks on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans in Amsterdam

Antisemitic rioters “actively sought retired Israeli supporters to onslaught and battle them” aft a shot match, Amsterdam authorities said Friday arsenic Israel said it was sending planes to nan Dutch superior to alert fans home

AMSTERDAM -- Antisemitic rioters “actively sought retired Israeli supporters to onslaught and battle them” aft a shot match, Amsterdam authorities said Friday arsenic Israel said it was sending planes to nan Dutch superior to alert fans home.

An chartless number of Israeli supporters were injured successful nan Thursday nighttime unit that was condemned by nan leaders of some nan Netherlands and Israel arsenic antisemitic.

THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier communicative follows below.

Leaders of Israel and nan Netherlands connected Friday condemned what they called antisemitic attacks connected fans of shot nine Maccabi Tel Aviv earlier and aft a Europa League soccer lucifer betwixt their squad and Ajax, and Israel said it was sending planes to alert location supporters from nan Dutch capital.

The unit erupted Thursday contempt a prohibition connected a pro-Palestinian objection adjacent nan shot stadium imposed by Amsterdam Mayor Femke Halsema, who had feared that clashes would break retired betwixt protesters and supporters of nan Israeli shot club.

Amsterdam constabulary had nary contiguous remark connected nan unit aliases numbers of arrests and injuries. A spokesperson for Halsema said nan municipality was preparing a statement.

Details were unclear, but Israel ordered that 2 planes beryllium sent to nan Dutch superior to bring nan Israelis home.

“The Prime Minister has directed that 2 rescue planes beryllium sent instantly to assistance our citizens,” said a connection from Benjamin Netanyahu's office.

It added that “the harsh pictures of nan battle connected our citizens successful Amsterdam will not beryllium overlooked," and that Netanyahu "views nan horrifying incident pinch utmost gravity." He demanded that nan Dutch authorities return “vigorous and swift action" against those involved.

Netanyahu's agency added that he had called for accrued information for nan Jewish organization successful nan Netherlands.

Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof said connected X that he followed reports of nan unit “with horror.”

“Completely unacceptable anti-Semitic attacks connected Israelis. I americium successful adjacent interaction pinch everyone involved,” he added, saying that he had spoken to Netanyahu and “emphasized that nan perpetrators will beryllium tracked down and prosecuted. It is now quiet successful nan capital.”

Geert Wilders, nan difficult correct nationalist lawmaker whose Party for Freedom won elections successful nan Netherlands past twelvemonth and who is simply a staunch state of Israel, reacted to a video apparently showing a Maccabi instrumentality being surrounded by respective men.

“Looks for illustration a Jew hunt successful nan streets of Amsterdam. Arrest and deport nan multicultural scum that attacked Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters successful our streets. Ashamed that this tin hap successful The Netherlands. Totally unacceptable,” Wilders said.

Israel's Ambassador to nan United Nations, Danny Danon, besides condemned nan unit successful a station connected nan societal media level X.

Ajax won nan Europa League lucifer 5-0.