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German club backs out of signing Israel striker after fan backlash (www.aljazeera.com)

submitted 6 days ago by geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml to c/football@lemmy.world

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Bundesliga 2 side Fortuna Dusseldorf has pulled out of signing Israel striker Shon Weissman in response to fan anger about his social media posts on the Gaza war, German tabloid Bild has reported.

Fan furore erupted online on Monday when news emerged that Weissman was on the cusp of joining Dusseldorf from Spanish side Granada FC.

Bild reported that Weissman called for Israel to “wipe Gaza off the map” and to “drop 200 tons of bombs on it”.

The 29-year-old had also liked posts saying “there are no innocents [in Gaza], they don’t need to be warned”.

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[–] apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world 10 points 6 days ago

May there be more clubs with a backbone to stand up against Nazis.

[–] Canconda@lemmy.ca 1 points 6 days ago

Good. Israel *spits is dirty word at this point.