Which group of people is the most shameless in the world? Until recently I would have said the Netanyahu government in Israel. Or maybe the sorry excuse for a human who’s heading into the White House. But now I’m beginning to think it’s those people who could, in their own small way, speak out (and didn’t) against the presence of Israeli goods or representatives.
There was detailed report last week about the attack on the Maccabi Tel Aviv club’s fans by Dutch fans in Amsterdam. The Dutch prime minister said he felt shamed by the actions of the Dutch fans and this appalling display by them of anti-Semitism. The mayor of Amsterdam, Femke Halsema, was similarly ashamed. The violence she said, “has nothing to do with protest, or demonstration — it was a crime…Hateful, antisemitic rioters and criminals harassed and beat up Israeli visitors who were guests in our city,”
Give me a break, Mayor Halsema. Nobody wants to see football fans attacking anyone – of course not. But did you not notice that the Israeli fans tore down a Palestinian flag that was on display outside an Amsterdam house? Have you not heard that some Israeli fans gathered in Amsterdam’s Dam Square and chanted “Fuck you, Palestine!” Before the match began, they chanted “Let the IDF [Israeli army] fuck the Arabs!”.
Regardless of the actions and chants of Israeli fans, is the Mayor of Amsterdam not more appalled by the deaths of well over 42,000 innocent Palestinians at the hand of the IDF?
Step forward, Mayor Halsema. You just won the Selective Outrage award for 2024.
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