C’is a sporting event that will be closely scrutinized. On the occasion of the fifth day of the Nations League, the French Football team must face the Israel team at the Stade de France, in Saint-Denis, on November 14. In the current geopolitical context and the war in the Middle East which has been raging since the Hamas terrorist attacks of October 7, the meeting is the subject of debate.
While the first leg, initially scheduled in Israel, had been relocated to Budapest, Hungary, the France Palestine Solidarity Association launched an online petition to “refuse Israel to be welcomed in France”. The association is asking UEFA and the French Football Federation (FFF) for an outright cancellation of the match. An action supported and relayed by the deputy of La France insoumise Louis Boyard.
Bruno Retailleau assures that the match will take place
Invited this Friday on Sud Radio, the elected Insoumis invoked article 4 of the FIFA statutes, “which explains that universal human rights must be respected”. “I want to put an end to the double standard. Why are we imposing sanctions on Russia or Belarus and not on Israel? » asked Louis Boyard in particular.
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Later, the Minister of the Interior, Bruno Retailleau, interviewed on BFMTV-RMC, brushed aside the request made by Louis Boyard, and assured that the meeting between the Blues and Israel will indeed take place through “question of principle”.
Criticizing LFI which he accuses of wanting to “import conflicts from the Middle East into our neighborhoods and into France”, the tenant of Place Beauvau specified that the security system will be adapted. The spectator capacity, set at 80,000 seats at the Stade de France, could thus be revised downwards. “This is a point that we are currently studying,” explained the minister.
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