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 ...

Thousands of police officers are set to be deployed around Paris on Thursday ahead of a soccer game between France and Israel, seeking to avoid a repeat of last week's violence in Amsterdam involving locals and Israeli fans.

French police chief Laurent Nunez said 4,000 police officers and security staff will be deployed around the Stade de France, with another 1,500 police on public transport.