Amsterdam prolonged on Sunday an emergency decree banning all protests within the metropolis till Thursday, in response to a spate of violence focusing on followers of the Israeli soccer group Maccabi Tel Aviv.
The unrest began on Wednesday evening when Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters took down a Palestinian flag from a home in central Amsterdam, resulting in confrontations with pro-Palestinian demonstrators. Tensions escalated on Thursday evening throughout the Europa League match between Ajax and Maccabi Tel Aviv, as Israeli followers had been chased and attacked at numerous places within the metropolis.
Following the violent incidents, Amsterdam Mayor Femke Halsema issued an emergency decree on Friday, implementing heightened safety inside the metropolis and close by suburbs. Measures embrace elevated police presence, preventive search authorizations, a ban on demonstrations over the weekend, and enhanced safety for Jewish establishments and different delicate places.
Regardless of the emergency decree, tons of of demonstrators gathered in Amsterdam’s Dam Sq. on Sunday, defying the protest ban. Based on Dutch media studies, greater than 50 folks had been detained by police for taking part within the unauthorized demonstration.
Late Sunday afternoon, the Amsterdam mayor, in collaboration with town’s police and public prosecutor’s workplace, introduced an extension of the emergency decree, together with the ban on protests, which can stay in impact till Thursday morning.
