Days After Israel Evacuates Soccer Fans, Migrant Gangs Continue Anti-Jewish Rioting in Amsterdam 

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Antisemitic rioting continued in the Dutch capital of Amsterdam after Thursday night’s anti-Jewish pogrom. Migrant gangs on Monday evening set fire to cars and public transport and screamed antisemitic slogans, European news outlets say.

“One of the city’s famous trams was set alight by rioters dressed in black and armed with fireworks, according to De Telegraaf. The rioters threw debris and shouted “Kanker Joden” (cancer Jews), but it is used to mean “f*** the Jews”,” the Jerusalem Post reported.

The rioting continued despite a city-wide ban on all demonstrations and the Dutch police being given emergency powers to deal with the migrant gangs.

On Thursday night following a soccer match between an Israeli and a local Dutch team, organized groups of masked men ambushed visiting Israeli fans.

The hunt for Jews continued days after two Israeli rescue planes evacuated soccer fans following a night of pogrom. According to the French TV channel Euronews, gangs “on scooters and foot went in search of Israeli fans, punching and kicking them and then fleeing to evade police.”

“Dozens of people armed with sticks and firecrackers set a tram on fire in Amsterdam on Monday, police said,” Germany’s DW TV reported. “The tram caught fire at the ’40-’45 Square in western Amsterdam, according to a police spokesman. The windows of the tram were also shattered.”

Gangs wielding metal bars and fireworks rampaged in the heart of the Dutch capital. “Footage on local broadcaster AT5 showed people in the square throwing fireworks, poles and wooden pallets,” the German TV channel added. “Police told people to stay away from the square, adding that riot squads would remain there.”

The France-based Euronews reported the fresh wave of violence in Amsterdam:

Riots broke out on Monday evening in one of the suburbs of Amsterdam, the Dutch capital, with protesters destroying public infrastructure. (…)According to local media reports, a tram was set on fire, and several automobiles have been damaged by stones hurled by the rioters.Police said the fire was quickly extinguished, and riot officers cleared the square, though it was not clear who started the unrest or whether it was related to last week’s violence. (…)Images online of Monday’s violence showed dozens of people armed with sticks and firecrackers damaging property and setting firecrackers.Meanwhile, the Dutch police on Monday announced five new arrests in their investigation into that earlier violence.The suspects are men aged 18 to 37 and are from Amsterdam or surrounding cities. Four are still in custody; the fifth has been released but remains a suspect.Earlier, police said that four other men who had been arrested last week would remain in custody while the investigation continues.

Migrant gangs organized on messaging app to ‘go on Jew hunts’

Migrant gangs used Telegram and Whatapp messaging apps to organize the Thursday night pogrom, Dutch authorities reveal. According to the Wall Street Journal on Monday:

Messaging app Telegram was used to talk about “going on Jew hunts,” Amsterdam Mayor Femke Halsema said. “This is so shocking and despicable that I cannot get over it yet. It is a disgrace,” she said.A screenshot of a pro-Palestinian WhatsApp group chat, viewed by the Journal, called for a “Jew Hunt” on Thursday and referred to a standoff on Wednesday night in which a group of Israeli fans were cornered by a crowd that police said included taxi drivers who had responded to an online call to mobilize.

The British daily Telegraph also revealed Friday that “attacks on the Jewish football fans were planned in advance and co-ordinated using WhatsApp and Telegram.”

Belgium: Police arrest men planning ‘Jew-hunt’ in Dutch city of Antwerp

The police in neighboring Belgium arrested a group of men planning an Amsterdam-style pogrom in the Dutch city of Antwerp, the British TV channel GB News reported Monday. Antwerp, a city with rich Jewish history going back to the Middle Ages, is home to 20,000 Jews and some 30 synagogues.

The plot was uncovered amid a wave of pro-Hamas demonstrations across Europe, calling for ‘globalizing the Intifada,’ a reference to the Palestinian campaign of terror against Jews and Israelis in early 1990s and early 2000s.

The GB News reports:

Belgian police have arrested six suspects who were allegedly planning an Amsterdam-inspired “Jew hunt” in Antwerp.The suspects were coordinating through social media platforms, particularly Snapchat, to organise actions against Jewish people in Antwerp’s Jewish Quarter.The planned attack mirrored the language and tactics used by attackers in the Dutch capital last week. (…)The suspects were detained as various groups, including young people, converged on the district and were instructed to leave.”Anyone who did not comply with the request to leave the area was arrested,” Bruyns said.The operation focused on Antwerp’s Jewish Quarter, where police maintained heightened vigilance against potential threats.Belgian Justice Minister Paul van Tigchelt held consultations with Antwerp’s Jewish community on Sunday, assuring them that security services were taking the threat seriously. (….)Authorities have expressed growing concern over the term “jodenjacht” becoming established as street slang on social media platforms like Telegram and Snapchat.The term, primarily used by young people of Arab origin, has been linked to coordinated efforts to target Jewish individuals.

Tags: Antisemitism, Europe, Illegal Immigration, Israel, Palestinian Incitement

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