Security will be maximum for the match between France and Israel next Thursday. The Stade de France and its entire district will be placed under cover.
Next Thursday's meeting between France and Israel will be an event watched closely around the world. Not for the sporting issue as this League of Nations still does not excite the crowds for this seemingly unbalanced match. But because of the political dimension of this opposition. This Thursday, on the sidelines of the Maccabi Tel-Aviv match in Amsterdam, incidents broke out before and after the match, against a backdrop of tension between Jews and Muslims linked to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. In a country which has many representatives of these two communities, fear is great for this meeting announced at the Stade de France.
1,400 stewards to prevent pitch invasions
A significant police force will be deployed, as the authorities intend to try to intervene quickly in the event of provocations or slippages. Drastic decisions have been taken, since businesses in the vicinity of the Stade de France will close their doors from 3:30 p.m., and even employees of companies neighboring the Saint-Denis enclosure are invited to leave the premises immediately. in the afternoon according to Le Parisien.
As a result, fear reigns in the city and around this match, and tickets are clearly not finding buyers. Official supporters of the Blues received seven times fewer requests than usual, and it is rumored that only 20,000 spectators could be there. Ticket sales started late as there was talk of playing the match behind closed doors, but the government decided otherwise. From then on, it will be easier to contain the public, who will not be able to sit in the front rows of the stadium, in order to avoid invasions of the pitch. There is no doubt that the stewards will be particularly attentive to excesses. There will be 1,400 of them for the occasion.
Finally, the Israeli embassy in France confirmed that a small contingent of supporters of the Jewish state should travel to France for this meeting, even if no details are given. The same goes for the national team, whose journey and place of residence will remain secret until the end, to avoid actions and possible excesses.
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