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Israel sends planes to Amsterdam to rescue Israeli soccer fans under assault by street mobs

JL;DR SUMMARY Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dispatched planes to Amsterdam to evacuate Israeli soccer fans targeted by violent mobs following a match between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Ajax. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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NetanyahuAmsterdamViolenceMaccabi Tel AvivSoccerDiplomatic ResponseRescue MissionArab Turkish Origin

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Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
"Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had dispatched two planes to Amsterdam to rescue Israeli soccer fans beset by mobs after a game between Ajax, a local team, and Maccabi Tel Aviv, an Israeli team."
Israel
"This is a developing story. Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had dispatched two planes to Amsterdam to rescue Israeli soccer fans beset by mobs after a game between Ajax, a local team, and Maccabi Tel Aviv, an Israeli team."
Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been informed of the details regarding the very violent incident against Israeli citizens in Amsterdam, held an assessment with his military secretary and the minister of foreign affairs, and is receiving regular updates, said a statement posted early Friday morning by Netanyahus office."
United States
"Videos that circulated on WhatsApp and were shared by the Israeli embassy in the United States showed Israelis being beaten, fleeing attackers and, in one case, being rammed by a car."
California, United States
"Rep. Brad Sherman, a Jewish Democrat from California, tweeted that he and other Jewish members of Congress would be discussing the Amsterdam violence on Friday with the Dutch ambassador."

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