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Perpetrators of Amsterdam Violence Were Muslims of Moroccan Origin
(Wall Street Journal) Leon de Winter - During World War II, Amsterdam police, at the behest of German officers, hunted Jews. Today, the children and grandchildren of Moroccan immigrants are doing so. Some news outlets described the violence in Amsterdam as a confrontation between soccer hooligans, but that isn't true. The day before the match, fans of both clubs gathered in Amsterdam's central square and sang the Jewish folk song "Hava Nagila." Since Oct. 7, 2023, these Moroccan youths have participated in weekly anti-Zionist demonstrations in Amsterdam. They learned which hotels Israeli fans were staying in by Telegram messages from taxi drivers, most of whom were also of Moroccan descent. Dutch society is shell-shocked. The violence proves that the Netherlands has imported the cultural-religious problems of North Africa and the Middle East. The writer is a political commentator for De Telegraaf-Netherlands.