Israel’s Nationwide Safety Council known as on Israelis to “keep away from attending sports activities video games/cultural occasions involving Israelis, with an emphasis on the upcoming match of the Israeli nationwide workforce in Paris”, a press release stated Sunday.
“Teams that wish to hurt Israelis have been recognized in quite a few European cities” together with Brussels, main UK cities, Amsterdam and Paris “on the event of the upcoming match of the Israeli nationwide workforce”, it added.
The council additionally warned Israelis overseas towards displaying recognisable indicators that they’re Israeli or Jewish.
Paris police chief Laurent Nunez described the upcoming France-Israel match as excessive threat. He stated 4,000 gendarmes can be deployed within the stadium, on public transport and throughout the French capital.
Israeli authorities had additionally warned followers towards attending a Maccabi Tel Aviv basketball sport within the Italian metropolis of Bologna on Friday, which handed off with out incident.
