Newly appointed Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar and Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana flew to Amsterdam on Friday morning following the shocking pogrom carried out by Dutch Arabs on Thursday evening.
Sa’ar met with Dutch Minister of Justice and Security David van Weel who told him: “I am deeply ashamed of what happened in Amsterdam.”
Sa’ar demanded that Dutch authorities fully prosecute the perpetrators of the attacks. He suggested during the meeting that the Israeli police assist in gathering testimonies and documenting evidence from the Israeli citizens who were brutally attacked to ensure justice is served.
Van Weel agreed to Sa’ar’s request and the two agreed that the security officials of both countries will cooperate during the investigation.
Following the meeting, the two ministers held a press conference, during which Sa’ar stated that a new antisemitism is raging in Europe, based on denying Israel’s right to exist and its right to self-defense. He stressed that this antisemitism is what led to the barbaric attack against Israelis in Amsterdam.
Sa’ar stated: “I held my first meeting here as part of my visit to the Netherlands, a meeting with the Minister of Justice and Public Security, which primarily addressed the criminal proceedings we expect to take place against those who perpetrated crimes against Israeli citizens on the streets of Amsterdam. We expect arrests, we expect severe punishments, and we expect to see a full disclosure from the Netherlands on this matter.”
Sa’ar added: “I also offered the Dutch minister Israel’s assistance, the assistance of the Israel Police, in collecting evidence and testimonies from Israeli citizens who returned to Israel. The Dutch minister accepted this proposal, and I hope and am confident there will be cooperation between the judicial authorities in both countries to truly punish and bring the perpetrators to justice.”
Righ-wing Dutch leader Geert Wilders met Sa’ar and Ohana at the airport in Amsterdam upon their arrival to the Netherlands on Friday.
(YWN’s Jerusalem desk is keeping you updated after tzeis ha’Shabbos in Israel)
Join the official YWN WhatsApp status
3 Responses
It’s not just a matter of investigating and finding the perpetrators, much more importantly, Netherlands and other European states must commit to be able to quell riots or pogrom choliloh, anywhere and anytime and defend our communities within minutes not half an hour or longer.
“Following the meeting, the two ministers held a press conference, during which Sa’ar stated that a new antisemitism is raging in Europe, based on denying Israel’s right to exist and its right to self-defense. He stressed that this antisemitism is what led to the barbaric attack against Israelis in Amsterdam.”
The Zionists are milking this Zionist-fueled inexcusable violence against Israelis for all its propaganda worth. It was not a “pogrom” (pogroms never had any Israelis burning a Palestinian flag, for example), especially because the wicked Zionists knew about it in advance and told their counterparts in Amsterdam but did not warn their citizens to not attend.
No, it is not antisemitic to be anti-Israel because the Zionist “State” is Zionist, not Jewish. One has nothing to do with the other. If, however, one uses the Zionist “State” – or any other reason – as an excuse to hate Jews then that, of course, is antisemitic.
Holland along with most of Europe allowed these degenerate migrants into their countries and they proceeded to ruin these countries, it’s all Yad Hashem for a reason we don’t understand