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London Fans Spark Outrage Over “Free Palestine” Chants (Soccer, Rome)
INN ^ | 11/25/2012, 9:30 AM | Rachel Hirshfeld

Posted on 11/25/2012 3:32:13 PM PST by Olog-hai

Ronald S. Lauder, president of the World Jewish Congress, has expressed “shock and dismay” at the latest display of anti-Semitism among supporters of the Italian club S.S. Lazio, which occurred during a Europa League match between Lazio and the English club Tottenham Hotspur in Rome on Thursday evening.

The match was marred by anti-Semitic chanting, with Lazio fans shouting “Juden Tottenham, Juden Tottenham” and unrolling a huge banner reading “Free Palestine”. …

(Excerpt) Read more at israelnationalnews.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Miscellaneous; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: antisemitism; antizionism; eussr; italy
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To: dfwgator

I was unaware of that- thanks,

Mel


21 posted on 11/25/2012 9:29:38 PM PST by melsec (Once a Jolly Swagman camped by a Billabong....)
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To: Olog-hai

So were these Lazio fans actually Italian or were they immigrants to Italy?


22 posted on 11/26/2012 8:01:42 PM PST by stellaluna
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