King of the Netherlands condemns attacks in conversation with Isaac Herzog

by Junna Base November 8, 2024

“We failed Dutch Jewry during the Holocaust, and tonight we failed you again,” the King of the Netherlands told Israeli President Herzog on Friday.

The two spoke after violent pogroms against Israeli soccer fans took place in Amsterdam, leaving several injured and three missing.

King Willem-Alexander reportedly expressed his disgust and shock at the attacks in his country and promised Herzog that the Dutch government would do everything in its power to protect Israeli visitors and ensure their safe return to Israel.

PRESIDENT ISAAC HERZOG, 64 years young. (Source: HAIM ZACH/GPO)

Dutch Prime Minister condemns attacks

Previously, Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof Herzog announced on Friday that action would be taken and that the incident would be punished to the fullest extent of the law.

New Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar has flown to the Netherlands to meet with officials and security forces as well as the local Jewish communities.

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