Israel’s Nationwide Safety Council referred to as on Israelis to “keep away from attending sports activities video games/cultural occasions involving Israelis, with an emphasis on the upcoming match of the Israeli nationwide group in Paris”, a press release stated Sunday.
“Teams that need to hurt Israelis have been recognized in quite a lot of European cities” together with Brussels, main UK cities, Amsterdam and Paris “on the event of the upcoming match of the Israeli nationwide group”, it added.
The council additionally warned Israelis overseas towards displaying recognisable indicators that they’re Israeli or Jewish.
Paris police chief Laurent Nunez described the upcoming France-Israel match as excessive threat. He stated 4,000 gendarmes can be deployed within the stadium, on public transport and throughout the French capital.
Israeli authorities had additionally warned followers towards attending a Maccabi Tel Aviv basketball recreation within the Italian metropolis of Bologna on Friday, which handed off with out incident.
