Following the violent incidents before and after the Ajax-Maccabi Tel Aviv match in the Netherlands on November 7, Palestinian supporters came together in Dam Square.
Demonstrators protested that the events initiated by Israeli Maccabi Tel Aviv fans were blamed on Palestinians and that the events were portrayed as “anti-Semitism”.
HARD INTERVENTION FROM THE POLICE
Demonstrators frequently chanted slogans such as “Free Palestine” and “Amsterdam says no to genocide.” The police intervened harshly in the protest, which took place while the ban on marches and demonstrations continued.
Police detained more than 100 people. One protester injured in the events was sent to the hospital by ambulance. The detained demonstrators were later taken out of the city by buses and released. “We refuse to allow the accusation of antisemitism to be used as a weapon to suppress Palestinian resistance,” protest organizers said.