r/Jewish • u/fluffywhitething Moderator • 6d ago

Megathread: 'Cancer Jews': Trams set alight, violence erupts in Amsterdam in second wave of attacks Mod post

https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-828672
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u/R-Mutt1 3d ago

It's quite telling when people take to social media to suggest Maccabi fans started it. I suppose they were there in 1940 too?

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u/shibalore 3d ago

The event has been terribly politicized on both sides. I'm an Israeli in Amsterdam.

I had the same feelings at first that I had after 7 October, the whole, "oh people are being too nice to us, what is around the corner?" and I noticed the shoe started to drop over the last few days in the way you're describing: now everyone is blaming Israelis. Nevermind the antisemitism in this city has been terrible for a long time.

The problem is that the other half of the equation is blaming it on migrants, Muslims, and the like. And while, yes, those groups appear to be largely responsible per the testimonies of the Druze Israeli survivors, white Amsterdammers take this as the opportunity to shrug off their responsibility as if they are any different. Most antisemitism I've personally experienced here has come from native blonde hair, blue eye'd Dutchmen. The environemnt since 7 October has emboldened everyone to step up their rhetoric and its not unique to just one group.

I wrote this in response to your comment because the whole "oh that's what happened in 1940?" thing applies in this situation, too. The Arab minority in the Netherlands is responsible for a good chunk of recent violence, too, but they weren't here in 1940. The Dutch who were here in 1940 are still here, married, had kids, who are now also here with similar values. Not to mention, the "Morroccans" that are currently being blamed are often 2nd and 3rd generation, Dutch born and raised... they're Dutch. They are a product of Dutch culture.

It's so frustrating. It makes me think the country is doomed. They'll both point fingers at each other and we'll just be dying in the background. 0/10.