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A Nations League soccer match between France and Israel will go forward as deliberate in Paris subsequent week regardless of the clashes that erupted in Amsterdam following a recreation between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Ajax, the French inside minister mentioned on Friday. The recreation on the Stade de France on Thursday has been recognized as a possible flashpoint however Bruno Retailleau mentioned France wouldn’t “again down”. “Some are calling for the France-Israel match to be relocated. I don’t settle for this,” Retailleau wrote on X.
“France shouldn’t be backing down as a result of that might quantity to giving up within the face of threats of violence and anti-Semitism,” he added.
Retailleau mentioned he had requested Paris police chief Laurent Nunez to take the required safety measures for the match.
A lawmaker from Marine Le Pen’s National Rally (RN) get together, Julien Odoul, on Thursday urged transferring the match to the island of Corsica.
Violence flared in Amsterdam after a Europa League match on Thursday between Ajax and Maccabi Tel Aviv.
Israeli, Dutch and European leaders on Friday condemned “anti-Semitic” clashes and Israel despatched rescue planes for its residents.
The mayor of Amsterdam Femke Halsema mentioned the violence represented an “explosion” of anti-Semitism that has “not been seen in a very long time”, describing “hit and run” assaults on Maccabi supporters by “hooligans on scooters”.
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