France is taking no chances with Thursday’s soccer match with Israel. After shocking scenes of violence in Amsterdam last week – with accusations of an organized “hunting” of Jews following days of unrest with fans of visiting Israeli club Maccabi ...

France Tightens Security for Israel Soccer Match After Clashes in Amsterdam By Gabriel Stargardter PARIS (Reuters) - French authorities have stepped up security in Paris ahead of a France-Israel soccer match on Thursday, hoping to avoid a repeat of violent ...

Israel's government sent two rescue planes to Amsterdam to evacuate its citizens who were injured in an outbreak of violence linked to a soccer game.

There will be a heavy police presence but few visiting fans at Thursday’s soccer match between France and Israel in the Nations League, with authorities in Paris on high alert amid an increasingly tense political climate.

Five new arrests have been made over the violence surrounding a soccer game last week involving Israeli fans of Maccabi Tel Aviv, Dutch police said Monday.

Thousands of police are being deployed in Paris to ensure security at Thursday’s France-Israel football international, a week after violence in Amsterdam in which Maccabi Tel Aviv fans came under attack.

Israel face France in a Nations League match in Paris on Thursday that will be surrounded by a huge security operation following attacks on Israeli football fans in Amsterdam last week.

STORY: On the eve of a soccer match pitting France against Israel...Pro-Palestinians and a Jewish group took to the streets, separately.Pro-Palestinian protesters say the Nations League match should be cancelled or boycotted.

Israel has urged fans to avoid Thursday's France-Israel football tie, which authorities fear could become a flashpoint following violence in Amsterdam following a match involving an Israeli team.