Amsterdam bans all protests after attacks on Israeli football fans

Amsterdam has banned all demonstrations in the Dutch capital for three days beginning on Friday after clashes erupted between football fans and protesters in violence widely condemned as antisemitic by European leaders.

Dutch police said five people were hospitalised and 62 were detained after attackers "systematically targeted Israeli fans". The supporters were in Amsterdam to watch a Europa League match between Israeli team Maccabi Tel Aviv and Dutch side Ajax.

Ten of the people arrested, two of whom are minors, remain in police custody.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has sent two planes to the Netherlands to bring fans home and is calling for increased security for the Jewish community.

Netanyahu and his Dutch counterpart, Dick Shoof, condemned the attacks as antisemitic.

Schoof said he felt "shame" over what happened.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said she was "outraged" by the violence and had spoken to Schoof.

"Antisemitism has absolutely no place in Europe," she said.

Other European leaders followed suit, with French President Emmanuel Macron saying the violence "recalls the most shameful hours in history".

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said: "Anyone who attacks Jews is attacking all of us. Jews must be able to feel safe in Europe".

His Austrian counterpart, Karl Nehammer, said he condemned antisemitic attacks "in particular when it takes place in the context of a sports event that should bring people together".

The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned Israeli fans for using "anti-Arab" chants ahead of the violence and equally called on the Dutch government to protect Palestinians and Arabs in the Netherlands.

The violence in Amsterdam on Thursday erupted before the match, and