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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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John Besley

Government says it will not allow events to be ‘hijacked’ by antisemitism

In this image taken from video, a group of pro-Palestinian protesters walk towards police line, with police vans driving in the background, near the soccer stadium in Amsterdam, Netherlands (RTL Nieuws via AP) - (AP)

The Government has said it will “not allow cultural and sporting events to be hijacked” after Israel warned its citizens abroad to avoid such occasions in the wake of violence against Israeli football fans in Amsterdam.

Police in the Dutch capital launched a large-scale investigation on Friday after gangs of youths conducted what Amsterdam’s mayor called “hit and run” attacks on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans that were apparently inspired by calls on social media to target Jewish people.

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