Israeli soccer fans face antisemitism during match in Germany

• Published date: 02 October 2021
• Author: GADI ZAIG
• Publication title: Jerusalem Post, The: Web Edition Articles (Israel)

Members of the German-Israeli Society Youth Forum reported that they had beer thrown at them and that one Berlin fan had attempted to burn an Israeli flag.

"We're at the game of #UECL between @fcunion and @mhfootballclub. In the mixed block we were threatened by Union fans, pelted with beer and insulted, among other things, as 's****y Jews,'" the tweet read.

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Maccabi Haifa lost 3-0 to the German team. The two teams played against each other as part of the group stage qualification round for the 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League. There were nearly 24,000 Berlin fans and 1,000 Haifa fans at the event.

Union Berlin plays in the Bundesliga, the top professional league in Germany, while Maccabi Haifa plays in the Israeli Premier League, the top league in Israel.

The Olympiastadion, where the match was held, was constructed between 1934 and 1936, according to the stadium's website, during the time when the Nazi party controlled Germany. Maccabi Haifa is reportedly the first Israeli club to play at the stadium, according to Yahoo News.

Maccabi Haifa fans were situated in close proximity to the away end at the stadium, DW News reported.

Union Berlin asked authorities to give them the information of the block and seat numbers of the people responsible for the antisemitic incident.

The German club also condemned the attack on...