Nations League in Paris: Anti-terror unit protects Israel’s national team and fans

Nations League in Paris: Anti-terror unit protects Israel’s national team and fans

Before the Nations League game between France and Israel, the stadium resembles a fortress. The French police are supported by the anti-terror unit with armored cars. A pro-Palestinian demonstration forms near the arena. Before the Nations League game between France and Israel (8:45 p.m., DAZN and in the WELT live ticker), the highest alert level […]

Hans-Joachim Watzke: “This is unacceptable for Germany”

Hans-Joachim Watzke: “This is unacceptable for Germany”

Borussia Dortmund‘s club boss Hans-Joachim Watzke has been honored for his commitment against anti-Semitism. The fact that Jews in Germany have to be afraid again is unacceptable and also the result of a “misguided migration policy,” he says in an interview with WELT. Hans-Joachim Watzke has been awarded the Leo Baeck Prize, the highest honor […]

Paris: 300 Israeli fans want to show their flag

Paris: 300 Israeli fans want to show their flag

A week after the attacks on Israeli fans in Amsterdam, the France-Israel game is considered sensitive. The security authorities are on increased alert and the security measures are immense. 300 Israeli fans refuse to be intimidated by the extremists. High security precautions and high-ranking politicians in the stands: The Nations League duel between France and […]

Anti-Semitism: Fan attacked with a scarf from a German-Jewish football club

Anti-Semitism: Fan attacked with a scarf from a German-Jewish football club

A football fan is sitting in a café in Kreuzberg when a man asks him about his fan scarf. If it’s about football at first, the conversation soon becomes political. Ultimately, anti-Semitic violence occurs. A fan of a German-Jewish football club was insulted and beaten by another man in a café in Kreuzberg. The 50-year-old […]