Israel’s men’s and women’s national soccer teams have only been allowed to play in Hungary since the war on Gaza.
Around 50 Italian fans, dressed completely in black, they turned their back when Israel’s national anthem was played in an apparent protest before Monday’s Nations League meeting in Hungary, Israel’s neutral headquarters.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán He is close to the Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahuwho said that Hungary is the safest country in Europe for Jews. Orbán if Protests in solidarity with Palestine banned under the argument that they represent a threat to public safety.
Israel has been rejected in European cities
Some European cities, such as Brussels, They have refused to host games of the League of Nations with Israel for security reasons and “because of the dramatic situation in Gaza.”
The administration of the Belgian capital assured last June that “the Red Devils matches at the King Baudouin Stadium have always been moments of unity and cohesion” and added that “the humanitarian and security situation in Gaza and its numerous repercussions” oblige Brussels to inform the Federation that it is not possible to play the match at the old Heysel stadium.
Twelve Middle Eastern football federations asked FIFA to exclude Israel from international competitions in the same way as both FIFA and UEFA suspended Russia for invading Ukraine. So far UEFA has only suspended matches within Israel.
Already in 2015 Palestinian football, tried to expel Israel of world football.
Additional sources • Enrique Barrueco (Voice-over)
