THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Police detained dozens of individuals Sunday for collaborating in an indication in central Amsterdam that had been outlawed following violence concentrating on followers of an Israeli soccer membership, native media reported.
Amsterdam Mayor Femke Halsema banned all demonstrations over the weekend within the aftermath of the grim scenes of youths on scooters and on foot attacking Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters on Thursday and Friday in what was broadly condemned as a violent outburst of antisemitism within the Dutch capital.
Late Sunday afternoon, the municipality, along with Amsterdam police and public prosecutor’s workplace, prolonged the ban on demonstrations till Thursday morning.
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Israel’s ambassador to the Netherlands stated that 2,000 Israelis have been introduced residence on particular flights from Amsterdam over the previous few days.
Earlier than the match towards Ajax, Maccabi followers additionally tore a Palestinian flag off a constructing in Amsterdam and chanted anti-Arab slogans on their approach to the stadium. There have been additionally studies of Maccabi followers beginning fights.
Amsterdam newspaper Het Parool reported that about 100 folks have been detained, and media stated they have been taken away in buses. Police confirmed they have been detaining demonstrators, however didn’t give numbers.
The protesters yelled slogans together with “Free, free Palestine.”
Amsterdam Municipality stated on X that police had begun arresting demonstrators who refused to depart the sq., which is within the coronary heart of the town’s downtown procuring space and near the historic canal community.
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Organizers of the protest went to court docket on Sunday morning looking for an injunction to permit the demonstration, however a choose upheld the ban imposed by the municipality.
On the listening to, senior Amsterdam police officer Olivier Dutilh stated that there have been once more incidents in a single day concentrating on folks regarded as Jewish, together with some being ordered out of taxis and others being requested to provide their passports to substantiate their nationality.
Police launched a large-scale investigation Friday after gangs of youths performed what Amsterdam’s mayor referred to as “hit and run” assaults on followers that have been apparently impressed by calls on social media to focus on Jewish folks. 5 folks have been handled at hospitals and greater than 60 suspects have been arrested.
Israeli Overseas Minister Gideon Saar rushed to the Netherlands on Friday and provided Israel’s assist in the police investigation. He met on Saturday with Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof and stated in an announcement that the assaults and calls for to point out passports “were reminiscent of dark periods in history.”
In France, Paris police stated Sunday that 4,000 officers and 1,600 stadium employees shall be deployed for a France-Israel soccer match on Thursday to make sure safety in and across the stadium and on public transportation.
