pro-Palestine activists burst into FFF premises | EUROtoday

This collective, which needs to “denounce violations of international law by Israel”, calls for the cancellation of the match between France and Israel which is to happen throughout the framework of the League of Nations. The assembly is to be held on November 14 on the Stade de France, in Seine-Saint-Denis. “We are scandalized by the announcement of such a match,” declared a spokesperson for the collective within the occupied premises, in entrance of the cameras of the journalists current. In different international locations, akin to Belgium, the match in opposition to Israel was canceled. Elsewhere, they’ve relocated it or held it behind closed doorways. »

The metropolis of Brussels had truly determined to cancel the Belgium-Israel match which was to be held within the Belgian capital on September 6. The determination aroused incomprehension to the purpose of forcing the municipal council to justify itself. “The security risk was too great,” argued the Brussels alderman for Sports to our colleagues from the Belgian every day The Echo. We have been dealing with severe difficulties, with unattainable crowd administration at Heysel [le nom du stade bruxellois]. I additionally remind you that just a few months in the past we confronted an assault that nobody noticed coming throughout the match in opposition to Sweden. This is a typical sense determination, given the circumstances. »