Israeli authorities have called on supporters to avoid going to Saint-Denis next Thursday, a week after the violence in Amsterdam, for the France-Israel match. This part will, however, be surrounded by an imposing police force and disputed in the presence of Emmanuel Macron.
The National Security Council, which reports to the Prime Minister’s Office, “recommends that Israelis abroad act by taking precautions (…) particularly during the coming week, to completely avoid going to sports meetings and cultural events in which Israelis participate, especially at the next match of the Israeli team in Paris.
Considered “high risk” by the French authorities, the France-Israel match on Thursday at the Stade de France will take place one week to the day after that between Ajax Amsterdam and Maccabi Tel-Aviv, which was followed by violence. in the Dutch city. This violence targeting Israeli supporters resulted in five temporary hospitalizations and around sixty arrests, according to Dutch police.
According to the Israeli National Security Council, “organizations that want to attack Israelis have been identified in a number of European cities,” citing Brussels, major British cities, Amsterdam and Paris “on the occasion of the match expected from the Israeli national team.
The organization also recommended that Israelis abroad “not display recognizable Israeli or Jewish signs, including when ordering a taxi through an app.”
