Pro-Palestinian protesters detained in Amsterdam after city banned demonstrations due to violence
CBSNOV 20 2024
Dutch police on Sunday arrested over 300 pro-Palestinian protesters for resisting the demonstration prohibition put in place following clashes between Maccabi Tel Aviv soccer fans and locals on Thursday.
Amsterdam authorities had imposed a three-day ban on all protests on Friday after violent attacks on Israeli soccer supporters across the city left five people hospitalized.
The violence followed Maccabi's Europa League match against Ajax. While, according to police, the atmosphere in the stadium was relatively calm, there had been tensions between Maccabi fans and pro-Palestinian protesters ahead of the match, with the former accused of chanting racist anti-Arab slogans, attacking a taxi, and setting a Palestinian flag on fire.
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