Those who have said that last night’s pogrom in Amsterdam is yet more proof of the need for the existence of the State of Israel are correct. But it’s worth emphasizing why the state part of that is so important and what would be lost without sovereignty in the Jewish homeland. First, a recap. Yesterday, on Nov. 7, 13 months after the Hamas massacre, Maccabi Tel Aviv played a local team, Ajax, in an evening soccer match. Israeli fans traveled in large numbers to watch the game in person. After