helena humphry.o the white house daily from the americast podcast — available to listen to on bbc sounds. the mayor of amsterdam has condemned violent clashes between israeli football fans and pro—palestinian protesters as a "dark day for the city". they happened before and after a europa league match between maccabi tel aviv and ajax. 0ur correspondent nick johnson has this report. a night where football and politics clashed. israel's maccabi tel aviv were in amsterdam playing ajax in the europa league. the match itself took a back—seat to conflict off the pitch as violence and disorder gripped the dutch capital. prior to the game there was trouble involving maccari fans and pro—palestinian protesters with fireworks set off in the city square. and videos of a crowd believed to be israeli fans cheering as the palestinian flag is torn down from the side of a building. and here a group of fans making racist chance on an escalator. we have had to cut the sand because of offensive language. other videos