Dutch police detained dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters in Amsterdam on Sunday after they defied a demonstration ban put in place in the wake of violence instigated by Israeli football supporters. Earlier in the day, the Amsterdam District Court upheld a decision by the mayor to ban protests, three days after it was rocked by violence … Read more
The Israeli government said on Friday that it would help bring home citizens injured in Amsterdam after bursts of violence tied to a soccer game between a Dutch and an Israeli team, which Israeli and Dutch officials described as antisemitic attacks. The police in Amsterdam said in a statement on Friday that it had launched … Read more
AMSTERDAM (AP) — In sometimes violent confrontations, police broke up a protest by pro-Palestinian activists at the University of Amsterdam Wednesday in a second straight day of unrest over the war in Gaza. After police ended a blockade on university grounds, hundreds of demonstrators moved to a nearby square to continue protesting late into the … Read more