Dutch police detained dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters in Amsterdam over the weekend after they defied a demonstration ban, put in place in the wake of violence against Israeli football supporters.
The Amsterdam District Court upheld a decision by the mayor to ban protests in the city, three days after it was rocked by violence between Maccabi Tel Aviv football fans and men on scooters in several areas of the city. But hundreds of protesters nevertheless gathered in the city’s Dam square, holding up placards that said We want our streets back and chanting Free Palestine.
Police in riot gear moved in on the protesters, shortly after the court upheld the ban on protests, detaining dozens. In attacks that sparked outrage around the world, Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters were briefly hospitalised after coming under assault following a match with the local Ajax team Last week Thursday.