Amsterdam court sentences five men over violence linked to Ajax-Maccabi game

Police escort Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters (InterVision/AP)

Tue, 24 Dec, 2024 - 18:04

Molly Quell, Associated Press

An Amsterdam District Court has sentenced five men to up to six months in prison for violence that erupted around a Uefa Europa League football match between the Dutch club Ajax and Israel’s Maccabi Tel Aviv in November.

The riots, which caused an international outcry and accusations of deliberate antisemitic attacks, left five people in hospital and 20 others with minor injuries.