Dozens of Israelis were injured in an antisemitic attack in Amsterdam Thursday night after a soccer game between Israel’s Maccabi Tel Aviv and Dutch’s Ajax. Tensions had been escalating ahead of the Europa League match,

U.S. President Biden on Friday condemned attacks on Israeli soccer fans in Amsterdam overnight as "despicable" and said they "echo dark moments in history when Jews persecuted." Biden said in a post on X that the United States has been in touch with Israeli and Dutch officials.

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands — Israeli fans were assaulted after a soccer game in Amsterdam by hordes of young ... of tolerance and haven for persecuted religions, including Sephardic Jews from Portugal and Spain who fled to the city centuries ago.