Amsterdam. Following the violence recorded on Thursday in the Netherlands in a Europa League match between Ajax Amsterdam and Maccabi Tel Aviv, the Palestinian Football Association (PFA) showed its deep concern
and accused the Israeli team’s fans of provoking the incidents because of their incitement to violence, anti-Palestinian racism and Islamophobia
.
THE PFA is deeply concerned by the series of violent events that occurred in Amsterdam, which began with the deplorable incitement to violence, anti-Palestinian racism and Islamophobia expressed by Maccabi Tel Aviv fans, who also attacked homes and businesses displaying the flag Palestine in solidarity with the victims of the ongoing genocide
he wrote in a statement.
Campo neutral
UEFA announced on Monday that the Israeli team’s next match in the tournament, scheduled in Istanbul on November 28 against Turkey’s Besiktas, will be moved to a neutral field yet to be defined. following a decision by the Turkish authorities
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In addition to having presented to FIFA ample evidence of such hate speech
the PFA noted that, in Greece, a group of Israeli fans beat an Arab man until he was unconscious
an action that from the point of view of the Palestinian sports association illustrates the urgent need to intervene
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The lack of accountability for such entrenched violence and normalized racism (on the part of Israeli fans) has only led to more unfortunate incidents, such as those in Amsterdam
added the document.
The PFA complaint attempts to take advantage of these events to silence and ban pro-Palestinian voices
. He also asked UEFA and FIFA to address the normalization of genocidal, racist and Islamophobic rhetoric among Israeli football fans and to implement concrete measures to combat this hostility
.
The incidents occurred before France hosts Israel on November 14 in a Nations League duel. This week, various groups of people protested in front of the French Football Federation to request the cancellation of the match.
Maccabi CEO Ben Mansford spoke to reporters at Israel’s international airport as some fans returned. Many people went to watch a soccer match to support Israel and the Star of David
said. Let them attack them, It is a very sad time for all of us given the last year we have had
.
The violence in Amsterdam will lead to a review of security protocols for upcoming matches with Israeli teams.
Israel was expelled from the Asian Football Confederation in the 1970s after Arab nations refused to play its teams. It began playing in the European World Cup qualifiers in 1982 and has been a member of UEFA since 1994.
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