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Max Blumenthal, editor of The Grayzone News, commented on the footage, saying, "Many videos going around of Israeli soccer goons vandalizing property in Amsterdam, attacking cops and bystanders, and ripping down Palestinian flags. Now this fascist infestation is playing the victim and waiting for airlifts back to the colonies."
Sports journalist Leyla Hamed also said, "hooligans from the Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv marched through the streets of Amsterdam… They stole Palestinian flags from homes and even set a Palestinian flag on fire."
In response to the incidents, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denounced what he claimed was a "very violent incident against Israeli citizens in Amsterdam," and announced the dispatch of rescue planes to assist Israelis in the city.
Dozens of individuals were detained following altercations in Dam Square. Though the identities of those arrested have not been disclosed, many of them were from the pro-Palestine camp, as reports surfaced of Israelis being forced to say Free Palestine before being let go after sustaining a beating.
Videos also surfaced of an Israeli fan jumping in water to escape a beating; he was asked to say "Free Palestine" before he was apparently left alone...
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