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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 reading 'Murderers since 1939' during a match against a Polish team, sparking outrage in Poland.
  • Polish President Karol Nawrocki condemned the banner, stating it insults the memory of Polish citizens, victims of World War II, including 3 million Jews.
  • The Israeli Embassy in Warsaw criticized the banner, calling it shameful and not reflective of the majority of Israeli fans.
  • UEFA announced disciplinary proceedings against Maccabi Haifa for the incident, stating that the banner was not fit for a sports event.
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Poland Outraged by a Banner of Israeli Football Fans Accusing Him of the Shoah

On Thursday 14 August, hatred invaded the Debrecen stadium in Hungary. On the occasion of the League Conference match between an Israeli team and a Polish team, Israeli supporters waved a banner accusing the Poles directly of being responsible for the Shoah perpetrated on their soil during the Second World War, thus reviving the diplomatic and memorial tensions between the two countries.

·Paris, France
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Polish president slams Israeli soccer club’s ‘murders’ banner as ‘scandalous’

The Polish president has condemned the “stupidity” of Israeli football fans who unfurled a banner calling Poles “murderers since 1939.”

·Tehran, Iran, Islamic Republic of
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UEFA Launches Disciplinary Proceedings Against Maccabi Haifa After Fans Display Anti-Polish Banner

A banner held by Maccabi Haifa fans at a UEFA Conference League qualifying match against Raków Częstochowa on Aug. 14, 2025, in Debrecen, Hungary. Photo: Screenshot/X Europe’s governing body of soccer UEFA announced on Friday the launch of disciplinary proceedings against Maccabi Haifa after fans of the Israeli team displayed an anti-Polish banner at a UEFA Conference League qualifying match against Poland’s Raków Częstochowa. Maccabi Haifa is b…

·New York, United States
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Uefa Investigates Controversial "Murder" Banners

Fans of the Israeli club Maccabi Haifa have caused riots with a banner – Polish politicians and UEFA react sharply.

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The Independent (US)The Independent (US)
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Why a banner from Israeli football supporters sparked anger

·United States
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Israel football fans’ ‘murderers’ banner causes outrage in Poland at Europa game

The game was played in Hungary for security reasons

·London, United Kingdom
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Onet broke the news in Poland on Thursday, August 14, 2025.
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