Türkiye arrests Israeli football player for provoking public to hatred

Published January 15,2024

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An Israeli soccer participant in Türkiye, Sagiv Jehezkel was arrested early Monday for sharing a message of solidarity together with his nation in a Trendyol Super Lig match.

Bitexen Antalyaspor winger Jehezkel, who was beforehand excluded from the Turkish soccer membership’s squad for his pro-Israel aim celebration in the course of the Trabzonspor match on Sunday, was arrested in an investigation began by the Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office on the grounds that the 28-year-old participant has dedicated the crime of “inciting the public to hatred and hostility,” the police sources stated.

The Turkish membership’s deputy president and spokesperson Evren Alkan stated that the attorneys of Antalyaspor are working to terminate Jehezkel’s deal.

After scoring towards Trabzonspor, Jehezkel shared a message of solidarity with Israel by elevating his bandaged hand.

The message refers back to the assault carried out by the Palestinian resistance group Hamas on Oct. 7 and the 100 days of Israeli onslaught on Gaza. The bandage has a Star of David, which symbolizes the Jewish id.

Antalyaspor drew with Trabzonspor 1-1 at residence.

This season the Israeli worldwide has scored six targets and made two assists in 13 matches for Antalyaspor.

A judicial investigation was beforehand launched towards Jehezkel “for his ugly action supporting Israel’s massacre in Gaza after he scored the goal, for inciting the public to hatred and hostility,” Turkish Justice Minister Yilmaz Tunc stated on X.

The Turkish soccer physique condemned Jehezkel’s “completely unacceptable behavior”, and a disciplinary investigation towards these accountable was initiated.

Israel has launched relentless air and floor assaults on the Gaza Strip since a cross-border assault by the Palestinian resistance group Hamas on Oct. 7, which Tel Aviv claims killed 1,200 folks in Israel.

At least 23,968 Palestinians have since been killed, largely ladies and youngsters, and 60,582 injured, in keeping with Palestinian well being authorities.

According to the UN, 85% of the inhabitants of Gaza is already internally displaced amid acute shortages of meals, clear water and medication, whereas 60% of the enclave’s infrastructure is broken or destroyed.