An alleged "Jew hunt" was announced well in advance in the messaging app Telegram, prompting rioters to travel from far outside Amsterdam to attack Israelis.
Israelis describe the physical violence they faced in Amsterdam, and the story of two Chabad rabbis who helped those in need.
France has prepared a plethora of precautions to protect Israeli fans.
The question is whether the mayor can weather this storm, when even the vehemently non-political Dutch king spoke out against the violence in the streets of his capital.
Chabad collected wounded Israelis across Amsterdam, delivering them to a safe shelter and offering them a place for Shabbat.
Police investigators and forensic specialists arrived at Ben-Gurion Airport to meet Israelis for forensic documentation and collect initial details.
The two spoke after violent pogroms targeting Israeli soccer fans took place in Amsterdam, during which several were injured and three went missing.
Following reports of recent violent attacks on Israeli fans in Amsterdam, The JPost reveals an exclusive and classified report from Israel’s Ministry for Diaspora Affairs and Combatting Antisemitism.
"France is not backing down because that would amount to giving up in the face of threats of violence and anti-Semitism", Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau said in a post on X.
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