Process start in Amsterdam: Football riots and anti-Semitism in focus!

Process start in Amsterdam: Football riots and anti-Semitism in focus!

Amsterdam, Niederlande - In Amsterdam, the trial against several suspects started in violent riots against Israeli football fans. Around a month after the incidents that took place on the night from November 7th to November 8th, five men between the ages of 19 and 32 have to answer to court. Two other suspects are expected on Thursday. The public prosecutor's office is investigating a total of at least 45 people due to alleged acts of violence, which were initiated by a call to anti -Semitic attacks, as the Krone

During the Europa League game between Ajax Amsterdam and Maccabi Tel Aviv, at least five Israelis were seriously injured and had to be treated in the hospital. Another 20 to 30 people suffered minor injuries. Politically, it is now being discussed as to whether warnings of possible riots have not been taken seriously, so Tagesschau . In some cases, the injured fans were brought back to Israel with special flights from Amsterdam. Dutch Minister of Justice David van Weel announced that all alleged perpetrators are persecuted with all the hardness of the law.

police measures and social reactions

among the suspects who are in court, there is also a 19-year-old who called anti-Semitic slogans and undertook stone throws on the police. A 22-year-old is accused of attempted manslaughter. The police have permission to stop and search suspects to ensure security. The mayor of Amsterdam, Femke Halsema, issued strict security measures to protect the Jewish community in the city. 800 police officers were deployed during the risk game, and after the riots there is a ban on meeting in the city center for the following weekend.

The incidents have caused horror internationally. In a conversation with Israeli President Izchak, King Willem-Alexander apologized for the anti-Semitic attacks and remembered the dark history of the Jewish community in the Netherlands. The Catholic Church in the Netherlands condemned violence and described it as a severe sin that had been wrong. These riots have been in the context of an increase in anti -Semitic and Islam -anti -Islamic acts in Europe, especially since the conflict in the Gaza Strip in October 2023.