There are concerns the unrest has damaged community relations and tensions have spilled over into politics too.

By Bart Meijer AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof saved his governing coalition on Friday despite threats of an exodus by cabinet members over the right-wing government's response to violence against Israeli soccer fans last week.

Israeli football supporters and Dutch youth clash near Amsterdam Central station, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, November 8, 2024, in this still image obtained from a social media video. X/iAnnet/via REUTERS.

This government is not for all Dutch people,” he said. Violence erupted in the Dutch capital before and after last week’s soccer match between Ajax Amsterdam and Maccabi Tel Aviv. Fans from both sides were involved in unrest. A number of Maccabi fans ...

The coalition parties of the Dutch government have averted a split and resolved their dispute over allegedly racist remarks made by government ministers. After hours of crisis talks in The Hague, Prime Minister Dick Schoof said late on Friday that the coalition intended to continue governing together.

The Dutch government has survived a crisis that centred on the resignation of the finance secretary. Nora Achahbar quit in response to comments made about immigrants blamed for attacking Israeli fans after a soccer game in Amsterdam on 7 November.