The assaults on Israeli soccer followers in Amsterdam had been in contrast to common hooliganism

AMSTERDAM –

The assaults on Israeli soccer supporters in Amsterdam this week adopted tensions that started brewing days earlier than between the followers and pro-Palestinian activists and different folks within the metropolis, a chronology of occasions confirmed.

Supporters of Israeli soccer group Maccabi Tel Aviv had been focused for beatings by teams of thugs within the early hours of Friday following a match with Amsterdam’s Ajax, the town’s mayor Femke Halsema has stated.

Amongst dozens of Israeli supporters who had been chased and assaulted, 5 suffered accidents needing hospital remedy, police stated. In all, 63 suspects have been arrested and authorities promised an investigation, as politicians throughout the nation and past expressed their condemnation.