The fans from Israel caused a scandal. UEFA will punish Poles?

The echo of the scandal that took place during the Rakowa Częstochowa match with Macababi Hajf in the conference league does not stop. The meeting became loud not due to the competition on the pitch but the scandalous behavior of supporters from Israel, who directed a lot of insults towards Poles. A banner with the inscription “Murderers Since 1939” also appeared in the stands.

Scandal during the Raków Częstochowa – Maccabi Hajfa match

It was not necessary to wait long for the reaction of Polish politicians. He did not hide his indignation with the attitude of Macababi fans Karol Nawrocki. “The scandalous banner offends the memory of Polish-vanity citizens of World War II, among which there were three million Jews. Stupidity, which is not explained by any words,” wrote the president on social media.

The head of the Ministry of National Defense spoke in a similar tone. INLadyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz He emphasized that “there is no and there will be no consent to historical lies towards Poland.” The politician also demanded a firm reaction to the UEFA authorities.

The head of the Ministry of Interior and Administration Marcin Kierwiński said that “After the match in Debreczyn, the police applied to the Hungarian side for the possibility of identifying the perpetrators of displaying a scandalous banner“.

The behavior of Israeli fans was also condemned by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The official statement announced that “there is no room for violence and hate speech at sports stadiums.” It has been added that “representatives of the ministry have already talked to the Israeli side in this matter.”

Fans from Israel offend Poles. There is a reaction

The scandal in the stands did not escape Tom Rose’s attention, who will soon become the US ambassador to Poland. “As a proud American Jew and a steadfast supporter of Israel, I am furious – disgusted, indignant and embarrassed – the cursed spectacle of anti -Polish hatred that Maccabi Hajf’s fans staged yesterday,” wrote the diplomat. In the American’s opinion, “it was not ordinary hooligan and a calculated act of slander.”

“The hideous behavior of some fans. For such words and deeds, none of the parties, there is no place at the stadium or nowhere else. These shameful incidents do not reflect the spirit of most Israeli fans” – This is the statement of the Israeli embassy in Poland.

UEFA initiates proceedings. Raków Częstochowa will be punished?

Whereas Representatives of the world of sport demand a firm reaction from the UEFA authorities. They wrote about the conclusions in this matter, among others PZPN head Cezary Kulesza and minister of sport Jakub Rutnicki.

They went a step further Raków authorities of Częstochowa, which demand the exclusion of Macababi Hajf from European games next season. The club representatives pointed out that “they have no consent to manipulate history.”

They also reminded about the heroic attitude of Poles during World War II, who saved Jews.

On August 15, UEFA issued a message in which it was found that disciplinary proceedings were initiated not only against the club from Israel, but also to the Ekstraklasa team.

The announcement mentioned that the allegations against Macababi Hajf relate to “improper conduct of the team” and “passing the non -matching message to the sporting event”. This last complaint is also directed at the team of Marek Papszuna.

UEFA will exclude Israel from the games?

In this context, it is worth recalling that the presence of athletes from Israel in global competitions raises considerable controversy. After the war in Ukraine, the Russians were excluded from the possibility of participating in most tournaments. Meanwhile, Israel for attacks in the Gaza Strip will not be re -consequences.

In the Slovenian program “Zademii” The head of the UEFA was asked why Israel is not treated the same as Russia. Aleksander Ceferin gave a strongly evasive answer.

He replied that “as a rule, he is not a supporter of suspending athletes, but in this case sport is strongly mixed with politics.” – The war has been going on for three years, athletes are suspended and the situation is worse than it was. I know that there are many opponents of the regime, but they still can’t play – he said.

Later in the conversation Aleksander Ceferin He added that “in his opinion, every athlete should have the right to compete and political problems should be solved in a different way.”