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| Rioters set tram on fire in Amsterdam (VIDEO) | Rioters set tram on fire in Amsterdam (VIDEO) |
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| The attackers reported chanted antisemitic slogans | The attackers reported chanted antisemitic slogans |
| Rioters set a tram on fire in the Dutch city of Amsterdam on Monday, several days after an antisemitic mob attacked fans of an Israeli football club. | Rioters set a tram on fire in the Dutch city of Amsterdam on Monday, several days after an antisemitic mob attacked fans of an Israeli football club. |
| Police said that disturbances started around 9:15 pm local time on the ‘40-’45 square in the northwestern part of the city. | Police said that disturbances started around 9:15 pm local time on the ‘40-’45 square in the northwestern part of the city. |
| According to local media, several dozen rioters launched fireworks and threw stones at the officers, as well as pelted cars and buses with stones. At one point, they set a tram on fire. | According to local media, several dozen rioters launched fireworks and threw stones at the officers, as well as pelted cars and buses with stones. At one point, they set a tram on fire. |
| The rioters were heard shouting antisemitic slogans, the public broadcaster NOS said. | The rioters were heard shouting antisemitic slogans, the public broadcaster NOS said. |
| "Cancer Jews" they yelled, setting a tram on fire in Amsterdam. But you can clearly see the tram had provoked them with its Zionist blue-white coloration, and probably by running over a Palestinian flag as well. Had it coming. 🍉 pic.twitter.com/AJJxbUfTQn | "Cancer Jews" they yelled, setting a tram on fire in Amsterdam. But you can clearly see the tram had provoked them with its Zionist blue-white coloration, and probably by running over a Palestinian flag as well. Had it coming. 🍉 pic.twitter.com/AJJxbUfTQn |
| Journalist Jesper Roele posted a video of a cyclist being attacked by a rioter. | |
| Police said that they have arrested three people, and that no bystanders have been injured. | |
| In a separate statement on Monday, police said that five additional suspects have been arrested as part of a “large-scale investigation” into the clashes that took place on November 7 following a game between the local team Ajax and the Tel Aviv club Maccabi. The fans of the Israeli club were attacked by mobs that shouted pro-Palestinian and anti-Jewish slogans. More than 60 people were arrested in connection to the riot. | |
| Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof has condemned the attacks committed by men “with a migration background.” | |
| “It was unadulterated antisemitic violence,” he said on Monday, as quoted by AFP. The prime minister demanded “hard action” against those responsible. | |
| Many countries have seen an upswing in antisemitic incidents since the war in Gaza broke out on October 7, 2023. The fighting between Israel and Hamas was triggered by a surprise raid by Palestinian militants, which killed some 1,200 people. Hamas took more than 200 hostages, around 100 of which remain in captivity. | |
| More than 43,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since the start of the IDF operaion in the enclave. |