the Minister of Sports is calm before the match

This is a meeting that will be placed under extreme vigilance. Indeed, this Thursday, the France team hosts Israel as part of a Nations League meeting. And faced with the actions of the Israeli army in the Gulf, particularly against the Palestinian people, anger is brewing in certain European countries. While Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters were attacked in Amsterdam after several provocations on their part, the fear of attacks against Israeli supporters in France is real. To avoid any overflow, the French government has decided to set up a huge security system around the Stade de France.

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Means which make Gil Avérous, French Minister of Sports, calm before the meeting as he confided near Les Sables-d’Olonne before the launch of the Vendée-Globe: “it's obviously a risky match, we know it and the government is mobilized to ensure that it goes well, in particular the Ministry of the Interior with Bruno Retailleau. We are used to organizing complicated international events. We had the Olympic Games where everyone said: 'Be careful with security, it will be complicated for the opening ceremony…' We put the resources into it. We know how to do it. I'm not more worried than that. We know that it's a risky match, we take note of it and we take the necessary steps to ensure that it goes well. I'll be there.»