Unrest and sporadic violence in the Dutch city of Amsterdam is ongoing in the wake of an incident last week in which Israeli soccer fans were targeted in what authorities have described as antisemitic attacks.
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Following a soccer match between the Dutch team Ajax and the Israeli team Maccabi Tel Aviv last Thursday, dozens of attacks were reported against not only Maccabi fans but other Jews in the city streets. The attacks allegedly were spurred on by social media posts, with Amsterdam Mayor Femke Halsema reporting that “there is talk of people going on a Jew hunt” on the Telegram platform.
By Friday, at least 35…
