Wave of violence targeting Israeli soccer fans followed calls to hunt them down on popular messaging apps

  • FelixCress@lemmy.world
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    5 days ago

    "The first incidents were reported on Wednesday evening, the day before the match. Police say Maccabi fans tore a Palestinian flag down from the facade of a building and burned it, shouted “fuck you Palestine”, and vandalised a taxi.

    After a radio callout a number of taxi drivers converged on a casino on the nearby Max Euweplein, where about 400 Israeli supporters had gathered. Police dispersed the taxi drivers and escorted supporters out of the casino.

    Verified social media videos show Maccabi fans setting off flares and fireworks, chanting in Hebrew “olé, olé, let the IDF [Israel Defense Forces] win, we will fuck the Arabs”, and declaring that there were “no children” left in Gaza. "

    Source https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/11/what-happened-amsterdam-israeli-football-fans

    Take your fucking IDF supporting terrorists home.

    • gedaliyah@lemmy.worldOPM
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      That is deplorable, and also in no way justifies the antisemitic violence that the mobs coordinated against all Jews they could find, whether they were involved with the activities you mention or not.

      Two things can be bad.