The Associated Press quoted Élysée Palace as Élysée Palace that the European league match between Israel and France will be held in Paris on October 14 and will be attended by French President Maqueron. Paris police said Thursday they will deploy 4,000 police and 1,600 stadium staff to ensure the safety of the stadium and public transport, the report said. This follows violence against Israeli fans in Amsterdam.
November 8, local time, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Israeli fans and local Dutch youths in Amsterdam near the central station clashes. Image Source: foreign media
“The current situation and tensions make this a high-risk game for us,” the Associated Press quoted Paris police chief Nunez as saying in an interview with France’s BFM Business Television, french authorities“Will not tolerate” any violence.
According to the report, Nunez said that in addition to the 1,500 police deployed in the Paris area and on public transport, 2,500 officers would be deployed around the Stade de France in the north of the city. “There will be a counter-terrorism security cordon around the stadium,” Nunez said, adding that security checks would be “Stepped up”, including systematic body and baggage searches. Nunez went on to say that French organizers had contacted Israeli authorities and security forces to prepare for the match.
An official with Maqueron’s entourage said Maqueron was expected to attend not only to support the French team, the report said, it was also to“Send a message of love and solidarity after the intolerable anti-semitism in Amsterdam”.
The report also mentioned that Israel’s National Security Council issued a statement on the 10th warning citizens abroad to avoid taking part in sports and cultural activities, especially matches in Paris, and beware of“Demonstrations as an excuse” for violent attacks.
On the night of November 7, the Israeli Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. team played the Dutch A.F.C. Ajax team in Amsterdam in a Europa League match. After the game, some Israeli fans in the city of Amsterdam were besieged and beaten. Dutch police have launched an investigation into the violence and arrested 62 suspects. The Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu 8 immediately announced that the situation will be sent aircraft “Rescue” of their own personnel. The king’s Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands said in a statement on social media Tuesday that he was shocked by the violence and had spoken to Israeli President Herczog on the phone. Dutch prime minister Hoff condemned the violence and said the perpetrators will be pursued and prosecuted.