Amsterdam hit by 2nd wave of antisemitic riots; extremists chant 'Cancer Jews'

The Dutch city of Amsterdam was hit by a second wave of antisemitic riots on Monday when Muslim extremists chanting “Free Palestine” clashed with police at the capital's central Dam Square. More than 50 individuals were reportedly arrested.

The rioters threw debris and shouted “Kanker Joden” (or “Cancer Jews”) – a crude expression that also means “f*** the Jews." Rioters also vandalized and burned a tram in one of Amsterdam’s western suburbs. No injuries were reported as the tram was empty.

BREAKING:

The Middle Eastern and North African gangs behind the Amsterdam Pogrom are out on streets rioting again tonight.

They are blocking streets in Amsterdam, smashing windows, setting trams on fire and shouting:

“Kankerjoden” (Cancer Jews) pic.twitter.com/0uCwus8eKc

— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) November 11, 2024

Geer Wilders, the head of the Party for Freedom (PVV), the largest party in the Dutch Parliament, responded to the riots, stating, "After the Jew-hunt, the Intifada."

Local Muslim and Arab gangs brutally attacked Israeli and Jewish soccer fans last Thursday evening in Amsterdam following a game between the Dutch team Ajax and the Israeli team Maccabi Tel Aviv. At least 10 Israelis were injured in the antisemitic attack, which was described as a pogrom.

Israeli, European and Dutch leaders strongly criticized the antisemitic violence in Amsterdam.

"Completely unacceptable antisemitic attacks on Israelis," Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof stated in a post on 𝕏.

Wilders delivered the strongest Dutch condemnation of the attacks on the Israelis.

“Pogrom in the streets of Amsterdam. We have become the Gaza of Europe. Muslims with Palestinian flags hunting down Jews. I will NOT accept that. NEVER. The authorities will be held accountable for their failure to protect the Israeli citizens. Never again,” Wilders vowed.

He also commented on a video that showed Muslim gangs chasing Israeli tourists in Amsterdam.

“Looks like a Jew hunt in the streets of Amsterdam. Arrest and deport the multicultural scum that attacked Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters in our streets. Ashamed that this can happen in The Netherlands. Totally unacceptable.”

Wilders has been a vocal supporter of Israel and the local Jewish community in the Netherlands. At the same time, Wilders has been very critical of mass immigration from Muslim-majority countries and failed Dutch integration policies.

Many Israeli soccer fans blasted the local police for failing to protect them against the rioters.

"The Dutch police sold us so that the Arabs would lynch us," said one Israeli soccer fan who was injured during the riots.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu strongly condemned the antisemitic attack and noted that it took place just days ahead of the 86th anniversary of the Nazi-perpetrated Kristallnacht.

“Tomorrow, 86 years ago, was Kristallnacht, when Jews on European soil were attacked for being Jews. This has now recurred. This was marked yesterday in the streets of Amsterdam,” Netanyahu stated.

“There is only one difference: The State of the Jews has arisen. We need to deal with it,” Netanyahu said.

Some Israel critics like the French lawmaker Marie Mesmeur attempted to justify the antisemitic pogrom by arguing that some of the Israeli soccer fans had been chanting anti-Arab slogans.

However, the Dutch government has stressed that nothing justifies the antisemitic attack on the Israeli visitors, who were largely peaceful.

On Friday, the Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf reported that the antisemitic attacks in Amsterdam were planned in advance via the Telegram messaging app, where participants were encouraged to take part in a “Jew hunt.”