Netherlands: Prison Sentences for Five Individuals for Violence Against Maccabi Tel Aviv Fans

Netherlands: Prison Sentences for Five Individuals for Violence Against Maccabi Tel Aviv Fans

An Amsterdam court has sentenced five Dutch individuals to prison terms ranging from one month to six hundred days for violent acts that occurred during a football match between Ajax and Maccabi Tel Aviv last November.

The incidents resulted in serious injuries to five Israelis and minor injuries to twenty others, prompting international reactions and accusations of anti-Semitism.