The -Israel football match will not be relocated and will take place at the Stade de , confirms Bruno Retailleau

The meeting, which is being held in the context of the war in the Middle East and after the violence against Israeli supporters in Amsterdam on Thursday, will take place on November 14 in Saint-Denis.

Published on 08/11/2024 12:55

Updated on 08/11/2024 14:23

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The Minister of the Interior, Bruno Retailleau, and the Minister of Justice, Didier Migaud, on November 8, 2024 in Marseille. (CLEMENT MAHOUDEAU / AFP)
The Minister of the Interior, Bruno Retailleau, and the Minister of Justice, Didier Migaud, on November 8, 2024 in . (CLEMENT MAHOUDEAU / AFP)

The -Israel football match will take place on November 14 at the Stade de France, in Saint-Denis, confirmed Friday, November 8, the Minister of the Interior, Bruno Retailleau, while certain political leaders called for a relocation or a cancellation of the football match. “The police chief [de ] formally told me that he could hold his device and ensure security around the Stade de France. But there is another fundamental reason: let’s stop going backwards, let’s stop giving up.” declared the Minister of the Interior in Marseille, where he is visiting to discuss the fight against drug trafficking.

The French team’s meeting in the League of Nations will take place in the context of the war in the Middle East, which is having repercussions in Europe. On Thursday, violence against Israeli supporters in Amsterdam, on the sidelines of a Maccabi Tel-Aviv match, left five injured. The Israeli president denounced “anti-Semitic pogrom”.

Bruno Retailleau, estimated Friday morning on X that relocating France-Israel would amount to abdicating in the face of threats of violence and anti-Semitism”. The National Rally deputy, Julien Odoul, proposed on X that the match take place in Corsica, while Manuel Bombard, LFI deputy, called on CNews for a “cancellation of the France-Israel match in view of the crimes committed by the Israeli army”. The Paris police chief, Laurent Nuñez, announced in mid-Octobern safety device “extremely reinforced” for this meeting.

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