Jewish Youth Football Team in Berlin Attacked by Knife-Wielding pro-Palestinian Mob

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In Berlin, a Jewish youth football team from Makkabi Berlin was placed under police protection after they reported being pursued and attacked by a pro-Palestinian mob wielding knives and sticks during a recent match. The team, composed of teenagers aged 13 to 16, described the harrowing incident, which took place in the Neukölln district, an area known for its large Arab and Turkish communities.

 

According to accounts shared by team members and their families, the Jewish youth felt they were “hunted down” following the game against local rival Schwarz-Weiss Neukölln. One father reported his son returned home visibly shaken after being spat upon and followed by a group of adults and young people who harassed the team as they left the field. A screenshot posted on social media from one of the players detailed how they were chased by “Arab youths” who allegedly shouted, “Free Palestine” and “F---ing Jews,” while brandishing knives and sticks. 

 

Alon Meyer, president of Makkabi Germany, spoke with witnesses and confirmed reports of threats and intimidation, stating, “threats, including chasing people with knives, undoubtedly took place.” Schwarz-Weiss Neukölln condemned the assault and pledged to ban those responsible, affirming that “incidents like this don’t belong on soccer pitches – and certainly not on ours.”

 

Berlin’s Staatsschutz, the division responsible for investigating politically motivated crimes, has opened an inquiry into the attack. Makkabi Berlin’s adult teams have already been under police protection since the Hamas-led attacks on Israel last year, and officers were dispatched to secure the club’s matches over the weekend in response to this recent assault.

 

Founded in the 1970s by Holocaust survivors, Makkabi Berlin was established as a sanctuary and a symbol of Jewish life after World War II. Its founders saw the club as a continuation of Bar-Kochba Berlin, a prominent Jewish sports club that flourished in the 1920s. The attack on Makkabi’s youth team highlights a troubling rise in anti-Semitic tensions in Germany. Authorities have warned that the threat to Jewish life in the country has reached unprecedented levels since the Nazi era, with some local officials advising Jewish residents to avoid displaying religious symbols in certain neighborhoods.

 

In commemoration of the anniversary of Kristallnacht, Berlin official Ms. Springer stated, “These acts show that anti-Semitic violence and discrimination have not disappeared in our city either.” Her remarks referenced the tragic events of November 9, 1938, when Nazi mobs burned synagogues and Jewish businesses across Germany in a night of violent anti-Semitism. Today, the echoes of that dark history serve as a reminder of the need for vigilance and solidarity against ongoing discrimination and violence.

 

Based on a report by Daily Telegraph 2024-11-13

 

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Israeli fans violently attacked after Amsterdam soccer match

 

 

 

[pattayasan]

They should also be charged with inciting violence along with their attackers. The incitement will like.ly be a big mitigating factor in any sentencing hearings.

[Evil Penevil]

1 hour ago, pattayasan said:

They should also be charged with inciting violence along with their attackers. The incitement will like.ly be a big mitigating factor in any sentencing hearings.

How did members of a Jewish youth football team incite a pro-Palestinian mob to attack them, other than the mere fact the boys were Jewish?  There's no mention in any news report of the members of Makkabi  Berlin provoking their attackers.

[pattayasan]

1 hour ago, Evil Penevil said:

How did members of a Jewish youth football team incite a pro-Palestinian mob to attack them, other than the mere fact the boys were Jewish?  There's no mention in any news report of the members of Makkabi  Berlin provoking their attackers.

 

Maybe you should read the news and get both sides of the story before commenting?

 

The first incidents were reported on Wednesday evening, the day before the match. Police say Maccabi fans tore a Palestinian flag down from the facade of a building and burned it, shouted “<deleted> you, Palestine”, and vandalised a taxi.

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/11/what-happened-amsterdam-israeli-football-fans

[loong]

4 minutes ago, pattayasan said:

 

Maybe you should red the news and get both sides of the story?

 

The first incidents were reported on Wednesday evening, the day before the match. Police say Maccabi fans tore a Palestinian flag down from the facade of a building and burned it, shouted “<deleted> you, Palestine”, and vandalised a taxi.

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/11/what-happened-amsterdam-israeli-football-fans

 

What do the supposed actions of the Israeli team in Amsterdam have to do with a Jewish team being attacked in Berlin?

[pattayasan]

Just now, loong said:

What do the supposed actions of the Israeli team in Amsterdam have to do with a Jewish team being attacked in Berlin?

 

Absolutely nothing, obviously.

[Bkk Brian]

8 minutes ago, pattayasan said:

 

Maybe you should read the news and get both sides of the story before commenting?

 

The first incidents were reported on Wednesday evening, the day before the match. Police say Maccabi fans tore a Palestinian flag down from the facade of a building and burned it, shouted “<deleted> you, Palestine”, and vandalised a taxi.

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/11/what-happened-amsterdam-israeli-football-fans

This OP is about a group of knife wielding thugs attacking a Jewish youth football team in Berlin. Nothing to do with Amsterdam. 

 

You are the one that needs to read the news.

[Evil Penevil]

Just now, pattayasan said:

 

Maybe you should red the news and get both sides of the story?

 

The first incidents were reported on Wednesday evening, the day before the match. Police say Maccabi fans tore a Palestinian flag down from the facade of a building and burned it, shouted “<deleted> you, Palestine”, and vandalised a taxi.

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/11/what-happened-amsterdam-israeli-football-fans

 

Maybe you should understand that Israeli professional team Maccabi Tel Aviv and Berlin youth team  Makkabi Berlin aren't the same team.  The incidents to which you are referring took place in Amsterdam on Wednesday and Thursday, the attacks on the Jewish youth team happened in Berlin on Thursday.  So explain, how did the youth team incite its attackers?

[pattayasan]

3 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

This OP is about a group of knife wielding thugs attacking a Jewish youth football team in Berlin. Nothing to do with Amsterdam. 

 

You are the one that needs to read the news.

 

How far away would you think it needs to be before the events are unrelated?

[pattayasan]

1 hour ago, Evil Penevil said:

How did members of a Jewish youth football team incite a pro-Palestinian mob to attack them, other than the mere fact the boys were Jewish?  There's no mention in any news report of the members of Makkabi  Berlin provoking their attackers.

 

None of them traveled from Berlin before the game, right?

[Bkk Brian]

1 minute ago, pattayasan said:

 

How far away would you think it needs to be before the events are unrelated?

They are related in that they were attacks on Jews by violent mobs. But how does that relate to you being completely wrong about the place this happened?

[pattayasan]

Just now, Bkk Brian said:

They are related in that they were attacks on Jews by violent mobs. But how does that relate to you being completely wrong about the place this happened?

 

Because violence in one city never begets violence in a nearby city over the same issue?

[Bkk Brian]

Just now, pattayasan said:

 

Because violence in one city never begets violence in a nearby city over the same issue?

Ah so every incident from now on will be related to Amsterdam. Seems you are giving a free hand to Jew hunts

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Jewish Youth Football Team in Berlin Attacked by Knife-Wielding pro-Palestinian Mob

 

 

[pattayasan]

1 minute ago, Bkk Brian said:

Ah so every incident from now on will be related to Amsterdam. Seems you are giving a free hand to Jew hunts

 

Stop accusing me of supporting violence. I pointed out that both sides are complicit and that both should be charged.

[Bkk Brian]

Just now, pattayasan said:

 

Stop accusing me of supporting violence. I pointed out that both sides are complicit and that both should be charged.

What did the Jewish youth Football team do to incite a ravaging mob to attack them apart from being Jewish?

[pattayasan]

Just now, Bkk Brian said:

What did the Jewish youth Football team do to incite a ravaging mob to attack them apart from being Jewish?

 

Maccabi. Read and learn.

[Bkk Brian]

1 minute ago, pattayasan said:

 

Maccabi. Read and learn.

No you claim both sides are guilty, what did they do in Berlin, apart from being Jewish? Please provide a link to what made the mob attack them.

[pattayasan]

Just now, Bkk Brian said:

No you claim both sides are guilty, what did they do in Berlin, apart from being Jewish? Please provide a link

 

I did. It said the riots started with Maccabi incitement.

[Bkk Brian]

2 minutes ago, pattayasan said:

 

I did. It said the riots started with Maccabi incitement.

Different country, different topic, different incident.

[Evil Penevil]

27 minutes ago, pattayasan said:

 

How far away would you think it needs to be before the events are unrelated?

 

@pattayasan  You are on very shaky ground if you are claiming an attack with knives and clubs on a Jewish youth team in Berlin is somehow  justified by the misbehavior of Israeli fans in Amsterdam.  Holding all Jews colectively responsible for the actions of some Jews is one of the oldest and worst forms of antisemitism.

 

23 minutes ago, pattayasan said:

Because violence in one city never begets violence in a nearby city over the same issue?

 

26 minutes ago, pattayasan said:

 

None of them traveled from Berlin before the game, right?

 

Amsterdam is 577 kilometers (359 miles) from Berlin and in a different country.  That's hardly nearby.  The youth team match was played in Berlin on Thursday, the same day as the match in Amsterdam.  It's safe to say that none of the Jewish youths who were attacked i Berlin traveled to the  Maccabi Tel Aviv-Ajax match in Amsterdam.

 

Some advice:

 

 

You are already in above you head.

[Evil Penevil]

13 minutes ago, pattayasan said:

No, I'm suggesting that those who engaged in incitement should be charged, along with the rioters. I'm sure they will be. I don't believe it was the Israeli team (why aren't you correctly referring to them as the Israeli team? Do you refer to the other teams as the Christian teams?). The incitement happened during the match so clearly the team itself wasn't responsible but it's supporters were.

I'm not referring to Makkabi Berlin as an Israeli team because it isn't.  It's a German team that thinks of itself in terms of its Jewish identity and history.  It was founded in 1970 by survivors of the Holocaust and uses a Star of David as its symbol.  It is usually called a Jewish team in the press.  https://apnews.com/article/makkabi-berlin-jews-cup-holocaust-germany-4eccfe349e3b3fdd360c26b9624c2bd8

 

 

 

Maccabi Tel Aviv is an Israeli team and I referred to it as such.   

 

Are you now saying supporters of the Makkabi Berlin team caused the attack on the players?  Exactly what was it that prompted a mob in Berlin to attack Jewish youths?   Why would a mob in Berlin attack a youth team over something that happened in Amsterdam?

[koolkarl]

The animals at work again.  Only way to stop them is not to let them in western countries in the first place. But an IQ test

of a politician is not mandatory, nor is work related experience.

[pattayasan]

1 minute ago, Evil Penevil said:

I'm not referring to Makkabi Berlin as an Israeli team because it isn't.  It's a German team that thinks of itself in terms of its Jewish identity and history.  It was founded in 1970 by survivors of the Holocaust and uses a Star of David as its symbol.  It is usually called a Jewish team in the press.  https://apnews.com/article/makkabi-berlin-jews-cup-holocaust-germany-4eccfe349e3b3fdd360c26b9624c2bd8

 

 

 

Maccabi Tel Aviv is an Israeli team and I referred to it as such.   

 

Are you now saying supporters of the Makkabi Berlin team caused the attack on the players?  Exactly what was it that prompted a mob in Berlin to attack Jewish youths?   Why would a mob in Berlin attack a youth team over something that happened in Amsterdam?

 

I've said my piece and stated my opinion. Claiming these incidents were unrelated is disingenuous and defies common sense.

[Bkk Brian]

Just now, pattayasan said:

 

I've said my piece and stated my opinion. Claiming these incidents were unrelated is disingenuous and defies common sense.

You claimed in your very first post they should be charged with inciting violence. Again what did the Jewish team in Berlin do to incite violence? 

[Ben Zioner]

4 hours ago, pattayasan said:

They should also be charged with inciting violence along with their attackers. The incitement will like.ly be a big mitigating factor in any sentencing hearings.

Yep, condemn the victim. The Jew has no right to defend himself. Be consistent for Yahweh sake.

[pattayasan]

2 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

You claimed in your very first post they should be charged with inciting violence. Again what did the Jewish team in Berlin do to incite violence? 

 

Nothing, I clearly said their supporters did in Amsterdam

[pattayasan]

1 minute ago, Ben Zioner said:

Yep, condemn the victim. The Jew has no right to defend himself. Be consistent for Yahweh sake.

 

Show me where I condemned the victim. I clearly said both sides should be prosecuted.

[Bkk Brian]

1 minute ago, pattayasan said:

 

Nothing, I clearly said their supporters did in Amsterdam

Nope you have still not supported this claim

4 hours ago, pattayasan said:

They should also be charged with inciting violence along with their attackers. The incitement will like.ly be a big mitigating factor in any sentencing hearings.

 

[pattayasan]

1 minute ago, Bkk Brian said:

Nope you have still not supported this claim

 

 

I provided a link, read it.