US EditionInquiries Say Social Media Fueled Violence After a Maccabi-Ajax Soccer Match
- Dozens were arrested and five people were treated in hospital after violence related to a soccer match between Ajax and Maccabi Tel Aviv in November 2023.
- Amsterdam Mayor Femke Halsema expressed that the events have caused fear, anger, and sadness in a letter to the city council.
- A report from the Rotterdam-based Institute for Safety and Crisis Management stated that a lack of official communication allowed social media rumors to spread.
- The Justice Ministry’s report highlighted that incidents were rapidly shared and exaggerated on social media.
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Mayor Halsema of Amsterdam believes that the police and the municipality acted properly during the riots surrounding the Ajax-Maccabi match last year. She is responding to the reports that were published today about the actions of the authorities on that night. "When I look at the reports, we can conclude that we did our job properly." One of the reports, from the institute for safety and crisis management COT, states that the mayor and the poli…
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Inquiries say social media fueled violence after a Maccabi-Ajax soccer match
The reports of two inquiries into violence in Amsterdam that followed a Macabbi Tel Aviv soccer match say that social media posts coupled with a lack of official information fueled the early morning violence. Dozens were arrested and five people…
Report: Amsterdam police 'overwhelmed' by 'hit-and-run' attacks on Israeli football fans
THE HAGUE: Amsterdam police trying to contain attacks on fans of Israeli football club Maccabi Tel Aviv in November were overwhelmed by assailants’ hit-and-run tactics and rapid incitement via social media, according to a report published on Monday. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
A report from a Dutch judicial watchdog reported on the violence in Amsterdam in November 2024 on the margins of a match between Ajax and Maccabi Tel-Aviv in the Europa League.
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