Thursday night, videos showing Israeli soccer fans being ambushed over a period of several hours around Amsterdam appeared on social media, many of them proudly shared by the assailants themselves, echoing how videos of the October 7 attacks were similarly shared. Some attackers rode scooters while assaulting their victims. Mobs chanted anti-Israel slogans, proudly sharing videos of the assaults where they chased, kicked and beat Israeli citizens, after which, some celebrated. Sixty-two people were arrested. All but 10 were quickly released. All of this, on the eve of Kristallnacht. Like the Netherlands, Canadian society at all levels has failed to take a strong stance against antisemitism and to prevent what’s happening in Europe from happening here. That needs to change now.
The horrible attacks last night in Amsterdam are a direct result of our open border policies and are a prime example of the huge issues we’ve been facing specifically with the muslim and Moroccan community.
This isn’t “new” or limited to antisemitism though. Especially the… pic.twitter.com/GYL67SsZTd
— Eva Vlaardingerbroek (@EvaVlaar) November 8, 2024
