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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 529

soccer riots

Screenshot from a video shows violence on the streets of Amsterdam in which Israelis were attacked by anti-Israel gangs on November 8, 2024. (X screenshot; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
December 24, 2024, 3:05 pm
Dutch court sentences 5 in Amsterdam ‘Jew hunt,’ topping out at 6 months in prison
Prosecutors have said at least some of the violence against Israeli soccer fans was motivated by ‘the situation in Gaza,’ not antisemitism; 6 more suspects yet to appear at court
By AFP and ToI Staff
Screenshot from a video showing assailants running after fans of Maccabi Tel Aviv following a soccer game in Amsterdam on November 8, 2024. (X screenshot; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
November 10, 2024, 7:19 pm
‘History is repeating itself’: Amsterdam in shock after wave of antisemitic violence
Two days after mass organized attacks following soccer match in Dutch capital, residents and Jewish groups voice dismay at events that mayor says have ‘deeply damaged’ the city
By AFP and ToI Staff
In this image taken from video, people march with Palestinian flags near the Ajax stadium in Amsterdam, November 7, 2024. (AP Photo InterVision)
November 10, 2024, 5:04 pm
Billionaire investor Ackman seeks delisting from Amsterdam exchange after attack
Hedge fund manager says he’ll delist investment firm Pershing Square from Euronext following riots and antisemitic violence against Israeli soccer fans in Amsterdam
By Sharon Wrobel
People welcome Maccabi Tel Aviv soccer fans as they arrive at Ben-Gurion Airport on a flight from Amsterdam, where Israeli soccer fans were attacked following a match between the club and Ajax Amsterdam, November 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)
November 10, 2024, 12:54 am
Israel says wave of violence in Amsterdam ‘over,’ but journalists report harassment
Kan TV says group of hostile youths trailed its team after it reported from Dam Square, requiring police escort; Dutch report says nobody who took part in attacks has been arrested
By ToI Staff and Agencies
In this image taken from video, police frisk anti-Israel protesters near the Ajax stadium in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Thursday, November 7, 2024. (AP Photo InterVision)
November 8, 2024, 2:02 pm
France says next week’s soccer match vs. Israel to go on despite Amsterdam attacks
Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau says France will not back down in face of antisemitism, after organized mob attacks Maccabi Tel Aviv fans in Dutch capital
By AFP and ToI Staff
Moroccan supporters light a fire in a street in Brussels after Morocco's football team lost the Qatar 2022 World Cup semi-final football match against France, December 14, 2022. (Simon Wohlfahrt / AFP)
December 15, 2022, 9:14 am
Celebrations, some unrest after France bests Morocco in World Cup semis
14-year-old boy killed in hit-and-run in Montpellier, tear gas used to disperse crowds in Lyon as fans of both teams throng the streets following decisive game
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Anti riot police during a Europa League, Group H soccer match between Lazio and Eintracht Frankfurt at Rome's Olympic stadium, December 13, 2018. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
January 10, 2019, 8:58 am
Italian police probe anti-Semitic posters aimed at Lazio and Napoli soccer clubs
AC Roma fans distribute leaflets in Rome saying ‘Lazio, Napoli and Israel, same colors, same flags. S**t’
By AFP
Supporters of Argentinian soccer club All Boys clash with police after losing to Atlanta on November 23, 2018 (Screencapture)
November 23, 2018, 10:49 pm
Argentina soccer fans chant ‘kill Jews to make soap’ at team with Jewish roots
Violent clashes reported after game where All Boys fans also wave Palestinian flags and T-shirts bearing Iranian symbols in game against Atlanta, a team from a Jewish neighborhood
By JTA
Lyon's fans use red flares before before the Europa League football match Olympique Lyonnais (OL) vs CSKA Moscow, on March 15, 2018, at the Groupama Stadium in Decines-Charpieu, central-eastern France. (AFP PHOTO / ROMAIN LAFABREGUE)
March 19, 2018, 10:05 pm
Lyon soccer team charged with ‘racist behavior’ over Nazi symbols at game
French team will be banned from European competition for 2 years if found guilty, a week after hundreds attacked police and a non-white spectator
By AFP
Fans of Sweden's AIK soccer team celebrate at Friends Arena in Sweden, 2015, (CC BY-SA Lummern, Wikimedia Commons)
April 7, 2017, 12:44 am
Soccer hooligans don niqabs to sidestep ban on masks
Fans exploit religious exemption as Sweden outlaws face coverings in effort to crack down on football violence
By ToI Staff
An Egyptian family member of a victim of the Port Said massacre reacts outside the Court of Cassation following the court's ruling in the case in Cairo, on February 20, 2017. (Mohamed el-Shahed/AFP)
February 20, 2017, 5:30 pm
Egypt court upholds death sentences for soccer rioters
Ruling part of ongoing crackdown after deadly 2012 Port Said melee that killed over 70 people
By MAGGIE MICHAEL
Hapoel Beersheba F.C. soccer players celebrate after winning the Israeli League championship for the first time in 40 years in Beersheba on May 21, 2016. (Danny Meron/Flash90)
October 30, 2016, 9:40 pm
21 soccer fans arrested after Beersheba brawl
Tensions run high as defending league champions host runners-up Maccabi Tel Aviv, in one of most anticipated games of season
By ToI Staff
Jewish and Arab children in Jerusalem training together as part of the Kick It Out program to rid soccer of racism. (Yossi Zamir)
October 26, 2016, 5:51 am
Top soccer players meet to kick racism out of sport
Event by UEFA arm aims to bringing Jewish and Arab players and youngsters together
By Sue Surkes
England soccer supporters cheer in Marseille, southern France, on June 10, 2016, ahead of England's Euro 2016 football match against Russia on June 11, 2016. (AFP Photo/Anne-Christine Poujoulat)
June 12, 2016, 8:23 pm
UEFA warns England, Russia could be kicked out of Euro over fan brawls
Notice from Europe’s soccer body comes after 3 days of violence between supporters, clashes with police in Marseille
By Guy JACKSON and Andrea PALASCIANO
An injured English supporter is helped by a rescue team after a street brawl ahead of the England-Russia Euro 2016 soccer match om Marseille on June 11, 2016. (AFP PHOTO/JEAN CHRISTOPHE MAGNENET)
June 12, 2016, 2:08 am
Violence mars England’s 1-1 draw with Russia at Euro 2016
Russian fans storm English supporters at close of game, after day-long clashes in Marseille leave one Brit in critical condition
By AP and AFP
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