(NL Times) A multicultural association based in Amsterdam-Oost warned that it learned of the possibility that people might attempt to riot in the city’s eastern district. The Assadaaka Community group issued the appeal against violence on Wednesday evening, as pro-Palestinian activists also gathered on Dam Square in the city center.
All protests and rallies have been banned in the city as part of an emergency order after Israeli and Jewish football fans and hooligans were attacked in Amsterdam last week. The Maccabi Tel Aviv football supporters were accused of provoking Palestinian supporters with vandalism and offensive statements, but that was “no excuse” for the excessive violence that followed the Israeli club’s match against Ajax on Thursday. An estimated 35 people were hurt, and roughly 70 people were arrested as a result of violence, and then more rioting broke out in the days that followed.
