Want to see what a “dark night of fascism” really looks like? Don’t look to Washington DC — look to Amsterdam instead. After a soccer match between Israeli and Dutch teams, a mob swooped down on fans of Maccabi Tel Aviv, waving Palestinian flags and reviving some very, very bad memories in Holland.
This is what a dark night of fascism actually looks like:
Sky News’ reporter in Israel notes that this took place on the eve of the anniversary of Krystallnacht in 1938:
As my friend and Commentary editor John Podhoretz put it:
No more easy Hitler analogies, people. Stop amusing yourself with factitous comparisons. Enough. Hitler is in Amsterdam tonight. That’s what it looks like, you fools.
— John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) November 8, 2024
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