US EditionPoland 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, causing outrage in Poland as the president asserted it insulted the memory of Polish victims of World War Two, including 3 million Jews.
- The Israeli Embassy in Warsaw condemned the banner and expressed that such "shameful incidents do not reflect the spirit of the majority of Israeli fans."
- Polish Interior Minister Marcin Kierwinski demanded strong condemnation of the banner, stating, "There is no place for such words and actions, from any side, neither at the stadium nor anywhere else."
- Fans of the Polish team threw rocks at the Maccabi Haifa fans’ bus, damaging it, as tensions escalated following the banner incident.
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Fans 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
Israeli fans cause outrage in Poland with 'murderers' banner
Israeli soccer fans held up a banner reading "Murderers since 1939" during a match against a Polish team on Thursday, causing outrage in Poland as the president said it insulted the memory of Poles, including Jews, killed in World War Two.
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