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Biden condemns attacks on Israeli soccer fans in Amsterdam

By Thomson Reuters Nov 8, 2024 | 12:42 PM

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – 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.”We must relentlessly fight Antisemitism, wherever it emerges,” he said.

(Reporting by Costas Pitas and Caitlin Webber; Editing by Katharine Jackson)