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The Israeli authorities have called on their fellow citizens to “categorically avoid” attending sporting or cultural events linked to Israel abroad and are particularly mentioning the match between the French and Israeli football teams scheduled for November 14 in Paris.
“Over the next week, you should categorically avoid attending Israeli sporting/cultural events abroad and in particular the upcoming matches of Israeli teams in Paris (November 14),” the National Security Council issued Israeli on its official website.
Additionally, they urge Israeli citizens to stay away from any type of demonstrations or protests, to immediately report any violence, threats or attacks to security forces and to be “extremely careful” to hide anything that might identify as Israeli or Jewish.
“Before you travel, you should check if there are problem areas due to protests, riots, crime or immigrant populations from countries hostile to Israel,” he added.
The text refers to the riots that occurred in Amsterdam on the night of November 7 between pro-Palestinians and supporters of the Maccabi Tel Aviv football team after the team’s match against Ajax, described by the Israeli authorities as ” pogrom.”
“A pro-Palestinian mob attacked in an apparently coordinated manner hundreds of Israelis who were in Amsterdam to watch an Israeli team soccer match. Several Israelis were injured,” he noted.
The Israeli National Security Council states that “in recent days, pro-Palestinian and terrorism-supporting groups have called for harming Israelis and Jews under the pretext of demonstrations and protests and taking advantage of mass events (sporting events and cultural) to maximize damage and media coverage.
He mentions in particular “preparations” in cities like Brussels, Amsterdam, Paris and “several large cities in the United Kingdom” and warns against “terrorist or lone wolf attacks” who “could take advantage of these unrest to attack” .
Furthermore, the French authorities have announced a special security arrangement of 4,000 agents for the Paris match and the French President himself, Emmanuel Macron, will be present at the match, which will be held at the Stade de France, as reported confirmed presidential sources. media like RTL or BFMTV.
The objective is “to send a message of fraternity and solidarity after the intolerable anti-Semitic acts that occurred after last week’s match in Amsterdam”, according to Macron’s entourage cited by BFMTV.
