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 football fans displayed a banner stating 'Murderers since 1939' during a match, inciting outrage in Poland.
- Polish President Karol Nawrocki condemned the banner for insulting the memory of Poles and Jews killed in World War Two.
- The Israeli Embassy in Warsaw denounced the banner, stating that such incidents do not represent the majority of Israeli fans.
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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.
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…
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merkur.deFans of the Israeli club Maccabi Haifa have caused riots with a banner – Polish politicians and UEFA react sharply.
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