Attacks on Israeli fans are a horrific sign of growing anti-Semitism, Dutch PM says

Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof said today that the attacks on Israeli fans in Amsterdam were “appalling” and a sign of growing anti-Semitism in the country. “I am ashamed of what happened in the Netherlands,” Schoof told reporters on the sidelines of a summit of European Union leaders in Budapest. “It was a scary night,” he noted. “We will not tolerate it (…) We will bring the perpetrators to justice,” he added. The head of the Dutch government said he would leave the Summit early this afternoon to return to Amsterdam. Dutch far-right leader to meet Israeli foreign minister Meanwhile, Dutch far-right leader Geert Wilders will meet with Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar and Israeli parliament speaker Amir Ohana at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport today, in the wake of of attacks against Israeli fans in the city, the Dutch news agency ANP reported. Reuters has not yet verified this information. […]
Source: News Beast

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