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Poland condemns Israeli fans' "murderers since 1939" banner at match against Polish club
The banner sparked outrage as Polish officials condemned it for distorting World War II history and UEFA faces calls to act amid ongoing Poland-Israel tensions over Holocaust narratives.
- Israeli soccer fans displayed a banner saying 'Murderers since 1939' during a match, provoking outrage in Poland.
- Polish President Karol Nawrocki condemned the banner as an insult to victims of World War Two, including 3 million Jews.
- The Israeli Embassy in Warsaw criticized the banner, urging strong condemnation of such actions.
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kreiszeitung.de
merkur.deFans of the Israeli club Maccabi Haifa have caused riots with a banner – Polish politicians and UEFA react sharply.
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UEFA charges Israeli and Polish clubs over political fan banners that raised diplomatic tension
UEFA has opened a disciplinary case after an Israeli soccer club’s fans displayed a banner targeting Poland that was criticized by the Polish president and Israeli diplomats.
Poland's president, Karol Nawrocki, has lamented that a group of Israeli fans displayed an insulting banner during a contested Conference League match this Thursday, in which “Assassins since 1939” was read. The banner was displayed by Maccabi Haifa fans in the return match against the Polish Raków Czestochowa. Due to the conflict in the Middle East that confronts Israel with the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, the party was contested in Hungary…
Poland blasts 'stupidity' of Israeli football fans displaying 'murderers since 1939' banner at match
'Scandalous banner displayed by Maccabi Haifa fans insults the memory of Polish citizens – victims of World War II, including 3 million Jews,' says Polish leader - Anadolu Ajansı
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