After a devastating attack against Israeli Jews, Israel’s Foreign Minister said the Netherlands is facing historic levels of antisemitism.

From CBN. Much of the world is still reeling from the riot following an Amsterdam soccer match where Muslims attacked thousands of Israelis.

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After returning from The Netherlands, Israel’s new foreign minister, Gideon Sa’ar, told journalists his country is battling a level of anti-Semitism not experienced since World War II.

Sa’ar stated, “The incidents we hadn’t seen for 80 years. – I call it new anti-Semitism, focused on the denial of the right of Israel to exist as a Jewish state, focused on the denial of the right of Israel to self-defense; and it is concretized to attack or dehumanize every Jew or every Israeli on the street.”

Special evacuation flights brought 2,000 Israelis home over the weekend after the Amsterdam attacks. …

The foreign minister noted, “When we are talking about the country that is most attacked in the world, most threatened in the world with, other U.N. state members like Iran speaking publicly and deliberately about eliminating it. But this country is attacked, with an effort to deny its right to self-defense.”

Sa’ar is calling on all nations to stand up and make Jewish communities secure, much like Germany did a year ago when it criminalized the Palestinian chant, “From the River to the Sea, Palestine will be free.”

The goal, in Sa’ar’s view, should be “To take care of incitement against Jews and against the state of Israel as the only Jewish state in the world, and to combat seriously (the) phenomenon of new anti-Semitism with all its expressions.” …

From CBN. A huge crowd of pro-Palestinian Muslims in Amsterdam attacked Israelis in the city after a soccer match. …

Some are calling the Amsterdam attack a pogrom. Israeli soccer fans watching a match in the city were violently attacked and threatened by a mob of Muslim immigrants armed with knives and clubs as they left the event. …

After the brutal attacks, Israeli media and social media exploded with coverage and outrage about the attacks, which are being called a pogrom, an organized massacre of an ethnic group like the Nazis carried out against the Jews in the 1930s. …

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared he views with “utmost gravity” the pre-planned antisemitic attack against Israeli citizens and requested that security be increased for the Dutch Jewish community.

He spoke with the Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof, who posted on X, calling the attack “completely unacceptable antisemitic attacks on Israelis.”

Some media reports say there were signs of tension even before the attack. The Times of Israel reports video on social media showed Israelis chanting against Arabs and Palestinians in the city and pulling down a Palestinian flag, apparently before the violence. Also, pro-Palestinian activists claimed that Israeli fans were the first to harass and engage in violence.

Newly-appointed Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar is traveling to the Netherlands to handle the crisis. His deputy, Sharen Haskell, indicated many Israelis were hospitalized and she challenged the Netherlands and Europe to take action. …

Also, the National Security Council issued a new warning to Israelis and Jews in the Netherlands to “Avoid movements in the street and lock yourself in hotel rooms. The externalization of Israeli and Jewish symbols must be avoided.” …

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