Since the Amsterdam pogrom of Nov. 7, in which Arab and North African youth chased and assaulted Israeli soccer fans who came to the Dutch capital for a game, I’ve heard more calls for Jews to leave a dying Europe. Dedicated Zionists warn us: Time to come home!
They bemoan how the Dutch police ignored warnings about the attacks. To make matters worse, the Amsterdam mayor resents calling the Jew-hunt, which injured several dozen Jews, a “pogrom” because it fosters “Islamophobia.”
Ayaan Hirsi Ali, an ex-Muslim from Somalia who served in the Dutch parliament, posted on X: “The Hamasification of a considerable chunk of Muslims in the Netherlands continues to grow. The Jews of Holland are outnumbered. Those too old to relocate may carry on living there. Younger generations may consider making their home elsewhere.”
A few days after the attack, an Israeli friend in Berlin called to say that she was considering moving back to Israel. A Berlin pogrom, she fears, is nigh.
Let’s not forget, I told her. Pogroms happen in Israel, too. Oct. 7, 2023, was the deadliest pogrom Jews have experienced since the Holocaust, on the soil of the Jewish state meant to protect us. The Israel Defense Forces were also warned of a possible invasion. Many in the top brass of the IDF were no less righteous than the local Dutch authorities.
By this calculation, Jews should not live in Canada these days, either. As the granddaughter of Holocaust survivors, I’m extra-vigilant, but I still don’t think now is the time for Jews to leave Europe. It’s time to stay and fight, with our allies. We are not, as Ali suggested, outnumbered. We should have the entirety of German society with us, fighting.
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