Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said reports of the overnight attack on Israeli soccer fans in Amsterdam is “a dark moment” for the world. Several politicians condemned the attack amid rising anti-Semitic incidents in Canada.
“The news out of Amsterdam last night is horrifying. This is a dark moment for our world—and one we have seen before,” Trudeau wrote on social media platform X on Nov. 8. “My heart goes out to the victims, and the entire Jewish community today. Canada condemns this disgusting antisemitism.”
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre described news of the incident as “abhorrent,” saying “Jews are being hunted in Europe days before the anniversary of Kristallnacht. Never again is now.” Kristallnacht, also known as the Night of Broken Glass, was a violent pogrom against Jews carried out by Nazi paramilitary forces in 1938….