Prof. Gur Alroey, President of the University of Haifa, a historian of Jewish History, and Rector of the University of Haifa, Prof. Mouna Maroun, a leading neurobiologist who is also the first Arab woman to hold this position in Israel sent a letter to Dutch university leaders, urging them to condemn the antisemitic attack against Israeli soccer fans. "What happened last night is nothing short of antisemitism and Jew hatred. We expect Dutch academia and all University Presidents to condemn this senseless violence and to call upon the Dutch government to find all the perpetrators and bring them to justice. Dutch academia cannot stand by and ignore this unacceptable behavior once again."

