Israel urges fans to skip France-Israel football match in Paris

People welcome Maccabi Tel Aviv soccer fans as they arrive at Israel’s Ben-Gurion International Airport on a flight from Amsterdam, where Israeli soccer fans were attacked following a match between the Israeli club and Ajax Amsterdam, in Lod, Israel, Friday, Nov 8, 2024. (PHOTO: AP/Tsafrir Abayov)

Authorities have urged Israeli fans to skip Thursday’s (Nov 7) France-Israel football match in Paris, after violence in Amsterdam following a match between an Israeli team and a local one.

The Paris fixture will take place one week after the clashes – condemned as “anti-Semitic” by Israeli, Dutch and European leaders – followed a game between Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv and Dutch team Ajax.

About two dozen people were injured in the violence.

Israel’s National Security Council called on Israelis to “avoid attending sports games/cultural events involving Israelis, with an emphasis on the upcoming match of the Israeli national team in Paris”, a statement said Sunday.

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