Thursday November 14, France – Israel will definitely not be a match like any other. A total of 4,000 police officers and gendarmes will be mobilized for the “high risk” match at the Stade de France, in Saint-Denis.
The French Football team is preparing to face Israel this Thursday, November 14, a high-tension match. So why is he so sensitive? to the point of turning into political confrontation, we explain. On the night of November 7 to 8 in Amsterdam, violence broke out following a football match between the teams of Ajax and Maccabi Tel Aviv. Several Israeli fans were injured. This violence takes this evening's meeting between France and Israel another step up, which was already classified as very high risk due to the geopolitical context.
The main issues of the match
An upsurge in anti-Semitic acts in France
This risk arises in a context of an increase in anti-Semitic acts in France. They were multiplied by four during the year 2024. If the intelligence services had not identified calls on social networks, this threat remains taken very seriously. This meeting very quickly turned into a political debate, Emmanuel Macron will be present in the gallery and the political party, France Insoumise, had even asked that this meeting be banned.
