Dutch police have been given extra powers to search people and ban protests and face coverings after a night of violence in Amsterdam.

Disorder broke out on Thursday night after a match between Ajax and Israeli team Maccabi Tel Aviv.

The attacks on Israeli supporters by rioters have been widely condemned and described as "antisemitic".

Maccabi Tel Aviv FC supporter Ofek Ziv was hit by a stone during the disorder.

“It's hard to say, but it's a hard time to be a Jew in this world because you can get really hurt,” he said.

Police escort Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters to the metro station leading them to the Ajax stadium, after pro-Palestinian supporters marched near the stadium, in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. (AP Photo InterVision)

Hannah Weisfeld is from Yachad – a British Jewish organisation which promotes a political solution to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.

She says part of the problem is people in the West are becoming increasingly polarised.

“I think it’s almost inevitable that if we cannot find a way out of this conflict, violence is going to get worse in the region – but it’s also going to get worse outside,” she said.

“People are becoming increasingly polarised and actually unable to see the humanity.”

62 arrests have been made in connection with the Amsterdam riots so far.