The unrest in Amsterdam last week was a painful event to watch, said Dutch King Willem-Alexander on Thursday after visiting the Oslo City Hall in Norway. "Of course it affects me deeply, and it hurts me to see what is happening in the streets of Amsterdam,

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -Dutch police detained several people in Amsterdam on Tuesday who were holding up white banners in front of city hall, defying a ban on protests imposed after violence between locals and Israeli soccer fans last week,

Social media footage seemed to show police officers beating protesters who had been released after being taken away from the protest.

Sheher Khan, leader of Denk Party in Amsterdam, criticizes city's response to provocative actions by Israeli fans - Anadolu Ajansı

Hard-right Dutch political leader Geert Wilders has blamed “Moroccans” for attacks on Israeli soccer fans in Amsterdam last week and recommended the deportation of people convicted of involvement if they have dual nationality.

Some 4,000 security forces were deployed to keep the peace in Paris as Israel's national soccer team faces France a week after antisemitic attacks in Amsterdam.