Israeli authorities warned the Netherlands in advance of a possible incident involving anti-Semitic attacks.
This was reported by the Voice of Israel.
Israel’s Ministry of Diaspora Affairs and Countering Anti-Semitism notified Dutch intelligence services and government agencies of plans by jihadist groups to hold a mass demonstration under the guise of a pro-Palestinian demonstration.
The event was scheduled for the afternoon of November 7, next to the stadium where the match was taking place with the participation of the Israeli team.
According to Israeli intelligence services, the threat was determined to be “very high” and the information included the names of groups and their communities on social media that could be associated with the organization of anti-Semitic protests.
Despite the warnings and data provided, the Dutch authorities did not take measures to prevent possible unrest.
Telegram channel Alexey Zheleznov writes that, according to preliminary intelligence data (OSINT), reports about an imminent “demonstration” began to appear at least two days ago. Word of this spread yesterday among several pro-Palestinian groups in the Netherlands, some of which were highlighted in a warning sent by the Israeli Diaspora Ministry to Dutch authorities.
An analysis of the activity of these groups shows that they periodically hold protests and often seek direct confrontation with the police at pro-Palestinian events. Some of these groups may already be known to Dutch authorities.
One such group, Linkinhetnieuws (approximately 27,000 subscribers), posted a message two days ago saying that it intended to arrive at the stadium at 7:00 p.m. to “confront the Mossad and IDF soldiers who will attend the game”.
One of the group’s posts showed the name and photo of an Israeli soldier, also a Maccabi Tel Aviv fan. Checks revealed that the man was not present at the match or in Holland.
Another group, which has around 4,500 subscribers and is associated with the protests, refused to participate in advance, saying it expected aggressive behavior from the Israelis.
He explained the cancellation of the protests with “concern for the safety of his followers”, thus trying to attribute responsibility for possible violence to the Israeli side in advance.
Previously “Cursor” wrote that the Amsterdam police undertook to conduct a thorough check of all the circumstances of the incident.
