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Pro-Palestinian teams are planning to hurt Israelis at sporting and cultural occasions within the UK and different European nations, Israel has warned.

The nation’s National Security Council urged its residents to keep away from all occasions involving Israeli participation over the approaching week, together with the UEFA Nations League match between Israel and Paris on Thursday.

Forthcoming cultural occasions within the UK this week embrace the annual Jewish movie pageant, operating between 10 and 17 November.

In an announcement revealed on-line, the council stated: “In the past few days, there have been calls among pro-Palestinian/terrorist-supporter groups to harm Israelis and Jews.

“This is under the pretence of demonstrations and protests, taking advantage of mass gatherings (sports and cultural events) to maximise the damage and the media coverage.

“In addition, preparations to harm Israelis have been identified in several European cities, including Brussels, major cities in the UK, Amsterdam and Paris (around the upcoming match of the Israeli team on 14 November).”

Israelis travelling overseas have been additionally suggested to keep away from figuring out themselves as such and to remember as as to if their vacation spot had a “large migrant population from countries opposed to Israel”.

The French authorities has resisted calls to reschedule the sport on Thursday, however has stated that it’s going to considerably enhance safety measures.

On Sunday, French police stated 4,000 officers and 1,600 stadium workers can be deployed for the UEFA Nations League match to make sure safety in and across the stadium.

It comes after pro-Palestinian rioters “actively sought out Israeli supporters to attack” after a soccer match between Ajax and Maccabi Tel Aviv in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on Thursday final week.

Video emerged of a taxi driver driving by way of town shouting, “Today we’re going on a Jew hunt”, as teams of younger males tracked down and attacked Israelis throughout town.

The night time earlier than Israeli followers had chanted anti-Arab slurs and pulled down a Palestinian flag within the metropolis centre, based on video footage posted on social media.

Dutch police stated 5 folks have been taken to hospital with accidents and 62 folks have been arrested after the violence which was broadly condemned as antisemitic.