Dozens held under emergency measures imposed after violence that erupted around football match
Dozens of demonstrators, some with Palestinian flags, chanted “Amsterdam is saying no to genocide” and “Free Palestine”.View image in fullscreenPolice with expanded stop-and-search powers in the Dutch capital have detained or removed hundreds of demonstrators since last week’s clashes under emergency measures imposed until Thursday.
More than 43,000 Palestinians have been killed in Israel’s military offensive on Gaza, according to health officials there, and much of the territory has been destroyed. Five people were treated for injuries and discharged from hospitals. Police escorted hundreds of Maccabi fans to their hotels.Israeli and Dutch politicians have denounced the attacks as antisemitic and recalled persecution of Jews during the second world war. Pro-Palestinians countered that they responded to an attack by the Maccabi supporters and provocative anti-Arab chants.
A detailed report published this week by the city’s mayor, Femke Halsema, concluded that the violence was sparked by “in Palestine and Israel and other parts of the Middle East”.
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