The president of the Union of Jewish
Communities on Friday expressed deep concern following a series
of attacks in the centre of Amsterdam on Thursday night against
Israeli football fans describing them as a "violent
persecution".
Israeli football fans faced a series of attacks in the centre of
Amsterdam with riot police having to intervene several times to
protect supporters of the Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv who had
travelled to the Dutch capital for a Europa League match against
Ajax.
"Faced with the shocking images of what happened last night in
Amsterdam of violent persecution targeting Israeli fans, carried
out by pro-Pal haters and Islamist radicals, with inactive
security forces, the Union of Italian Jewish Communities
expresses a feeling of grave concern and alert and calls on
European institutions, firstly, and on Italian ones to
strengthen laws aimed at eradicating violence generated by
religious fundamentalism and the abuse of fundamental freedoms",
said Di Segni.
Meanwhile in Italy security measures were at the highest level
ahead of a basketball match between Virtus Bologna and Maccabi
Tel Aviv at the Unipol Arena in Casalecchio di Reno near
Bologna.
And the Union of Young Italian Jews told ANSA they were
extremely concerned by the attacks in Amsterdam and called for
"attention to prevention" and to guarantee the "utmost security"
at matches "scheduled to take place with the participation of
Israeli teams", including Friday's game in Bologna.
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