“On the terraces, we were threatened by Union fans, pelted with beer”, said the Youth Forum of the German-Israeli Society Berlin-Potsdam on Twitter, adding that members of their group were subjected to anti-Semitic insults “among other things”. (article continues below) See also on The Local:One of the Israeli fans told German daily Welt that a Union Berlin supporter tried to set fire to a small paper Israeli flag, which police later confirmed. Berlin Police said they were investigating the incidents for incitement, with one suspect, who repeatedly shouted “Sieg Heil”, being probed as well. Ahead of Thursday’s game, Maccabi paid a visit to the Holocaust memorial in central Berlin where they laid a wreath. The Israeli club itself did not react to the anti-Semitic cases.

Source: The Local October 02, 2021 07:18 UTC