Amy Mek
Amsterdam was plunged into crisis on Thursday night as a wave of violent Islamic attacks unfolded against Jews following a football match between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Ajax. Dozens of Israeli fans were terrorized in the heart of the city, where attackers armed with knives, baseball bats, and even vehicles chased and assaulted Jewish individuals in what Maccabi chairman David Beesemer has chillingly described as “Kristallnacht 2.0.”
According to Beesemer, the violence was not spontaneous but part of a meticulously organized assault involving certain Uber drivers. “Uber drivers drove their Jewish passengers to places where they were beaten up,” Beesemer told Christians for Israel, exposing a level of coordination that has shocked communities and drawn global outrage. These drivers, allegedly connected through WhatsApp and Telegram, planned their ambush weeks in advance, turning their cars into traps for unsuspecting Jewish passengers.
Social media footage captures the terror as attackers, some wearing Hamas headbands, shouted “Allahu akbar,” their aggression marking a sinister escalation of antisemitic violence.
BREAKING:
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) November 9, 2024
The perpetrators of the Amsterdam
Pogrom release their video from the attack:
Chants of "Allah Akbar" ✅
Red Hamas triangles ✅
Hamas headbands ✅
Remember, the international mainstream media still claims it was “regular football violence” pic.twitter.com/4RKwocDcdG
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu responded swiftly, deploying emergency flights to evacuate Israelis from Amsterdam, recognizing the crisis and acting to ensure his citizens’ safety. But Beesemer warns that this is only a harbinger of a much larger threat. “The line of violence has been crossed,” he cautioned. “I’m afraid this will bring about a change throughout Europe, where we will see this in more locations.” For Beesemer, Thursday’s coordinated assault signals a “perfect storm” of hate and violence that extends well beyond the Dutch capital.
Beesemer and his team sprang into action, setting up emergency shelters at the Maccabi headquarters in Amstelveen. Their facility provided first aid, support, and a safe refuge for hundreds of terrified Israelis, some of them injured. He described a night of “lynch parties” and panicked calls from Israelis desperate for safe passage as they were pursued through the city. This violence, he stresses, highlights the urgent need for zero tolerance toward anti-Jewish hate-fueled aggression. “We just must be done with tolerance,” Beesemer said resolutely. “The tolerance limit must go to zero.”
The crisis has left a lasting scar on Amsterdam and intensified calls for immediate strong action to protect Jewish communities. For Jews in the Netherlands and beyond, the events of Thursday night serve as a dark reminder of the consequences when Jew hatred is allowed to fester unchecked. Beesemer’s final call is clear: governments must act decisively or risk opening the floodgates to more targeted violence.
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