By staying silent, these bystanders betray themselves, their communities, and democratic ideals—abandoning Amsterdam’s Israeli and Jewish guests.
Three steps to combat antisemitism in Europe after Amsterdam’s “raid.”
After the Amsterdam pogrom, calls began to appear on social media for local youth to organize a jodenjacht (Jew hunt); five youths were administratively arrested and then released.
Dutch police had reported that they arrested 63 rioters during the Thursday night pogrom.
On Sunday afternoon, the city of Amsterdam posted on X that protesters who defied the ban would be arrested.
Like Kristallnacht, October 7 revealed Hamas’s genocidal intent to destroy the State of Israel and kill as many Jews as possible.
Dutch authorities say that the "hit and run" nature of the attacks made it very hard to
The Israel Police have met with more than 230 victims of a Thursday pogrom in Amsterdam.
The suspects are in custody for public violence against individuals and groups.
"An investigation is still being conducted on possible warning signs from Israel," Van Weel said in his letter late on Friday evening.
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