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Mosby

(16,319 posts) Thu Sep 8, 2016, 02:07 PM Sep 2016

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Italian fans boo Israeli anthem, give Nazi salute at World Cup qualifier

The Israel Football Association has complained to the Italian Football Federation after two Italian fans were thrown out of Monday's 2018 World Cup qualifier between the national teams in Haifa for giving the Nazi salute during the Italian national anthem.

Police chose to only remove the fans and didn't arrest them. Italy supporters were also recorded booing during the Israeli national anthem ‘Hatikva’, with several others being seen taunting religious Jewish fans and spitting at them.

http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Sports/Italian-fans-boo-Israeli-anthem-give-Nazi-salute-at-world-cup-qualifier-467197

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Italian fans boo Israeli anthem, give Nazi salute at World Cup qualifier (Original Post) Mosby Sep 2016 OP

Yep, that's the BDS movement right there. n/t shira Sep 2016 #1

I can.. SCliberal91294 Sep 2016 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author 6chars Sep 2016 #3

Not exactly the same... but pretty darn close FBaggins Sep 2016 #4

Fascists giving Nazi salutes is scary scscholar Sep 2016 #5

These fascists are for BDS so that makes them okay. shira Sep 2016 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author 6chars Sep 2016 #7

Yeah, but I love Italian Food so they can't be but so bad. n/t shira Sep 2016 #8

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shira

(30,109 posts)

1. Yep, that's the BDS movement right there. n/t

Reply to Mosby (Original post)

Thu Sep 8, 2016, 02:09 PM

Sep 2016

SCliberal91294

(170 posts)

2. I can..

Reply to Mosby (Original post)

Thu Sep 8, 2016, 02:09 PM

Sep 2016

Understand their distaste for the country of Israel. I do not think making anti-semitic gestures is a good way to do that.

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FBaggins

(26,748 posts)

4. Not exactly the same... but pretty darn close

Reply to 6chars (Reply #3)

Thu Sep 8, 2016, 02:35 PM

Sep 2016

Along with the the "one time I even sat next to a black person on a train" non-racists.

scscholar

(2,902 posts)

5. Fascists giving Nazi salutes is scary

Reply to Mosby (Original post)

Thu Sep 8, 2016, 02:39 PM

Sep 2016

Italy still has a lot to pay for for what they did.

shira

(30,109 posts)

6. These fascists are for BDS so that makes them okay.

Reply to scscholar (Reply #5)

Thu Sep 8, 2016, 02:52 PM

Sep 2016

And of course they're not antisemites because they say they're not.

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shira

(30,109 posts)

8. Yeah, but I love Italian Food so they can't be but so bad. n/t

Reply to 6chars (Reply #7)

Thu Sep 8, 2016, 03:34 PM

Sep 2016

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