Posted on 11/26/2006 12:26:17 PM PST by Nachum
A Jewish fan of the HaPoel Tel Aviv soccer team was attacked by French fans in Paris Thursday, resulting in a police shooting that left one dead and one injured.
The incident took place at 11 PM at a McDonald’s restaurant near Paris’s Parc des Princes stadium following Tel Aviv’s 4-2 victory over Paris Saint-Germain in a UEFA Cup match.
Paris fans attacked four French Jewish fans after members of the mob identified them as “Jews”. The Jews fled in different directions and a mob formed chasing after one of them, Yaniv Hazout.
A plain-clothes policeman tossed tear gas grenades in an attempt to disperse the mob and eventual fired two live bullets into the crowd, “after being driven into the corner,” according to the French police.
Two French rioters were injured by the shooting. One, 24-year-old Julien Quemener, later died of his wounds.
Initial reports indicated that the attacked fans were Israelis who came to France to support the Israeli team. It turned out, though, that the attacked fans were local French Jews who came out in support of the Israeli team. Israeli fans were actually kept in the stadium for more than an hour after the game to prevent them from becoming targets of the angry mob, after they insisted on coming onto the field to celebrate the victory.
The spokesman for Hapoel Tel Aviv, Amir Lubin, told Army Radio that French fans were extremely hostile toward the Israelis who came to support their team. "We could hear the chants of the French crowd, which were in no way connected to soccer," he said. "It was obvious that the Paris supporters were enraged by the result of the game, but we didn't imagine it would come to this," he said.
French prosecutors have opened an inquiry into the incident, and placed the officer who fired the shots, Antoine Granomort, in police custody.
Witnesses told police that the Paris fans were shouting “filthy Jews” and other anti-Semitic slogans at the Jewish fans and would have truly killed them had Granomort, an immigrant from the Caribbean, not fired into the crowd.
French Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy said many of the Paris fans were chanting “Death to the Jews” during the attack. Five fans are in police custody and may face charges of racism and anti-Semitism.
If they dont like france, they can always move to israel.
Yeah! Like if someone wears a KC Chiefs jersey into the stadium in Oakland for a Raiders-Chiefs game, they should be beaten to a bloody pulp! If they like the Chiefs, they should move to Kansas City!
Mark
Do I really need a "/sarc?"
Sure you would be. Then again, most humans are far more advanced than you seem to be.
Moron.
If the attackers aren't Muzz I'll eat my turban!!!
No. Didnt say they should be beaten to death, certainly not. The idea is ridiculous. But I wasnt talking about that.
I was saying if youre French, you should have the decency to support your own team, not an Israeli one. I said it, and I meant it. I wouldnt no more condone a muslim saying he was a muslim first and an american second, than I would this.
Just my opinion. You dont have to agree. I dont see why a french jew should be supporting an Israeli team. And I have nothing at all against jews.
Since when in a free county can't a fan cheer on whichever team he wishes without being accused of bringing on his own death? We've all seen locals cheer for visiting teams at sports events. You seem to suggest they deserve to be attacked for lack of loyalty to the local sports team! A sports team is just that - a sports team. It's not a government. No allegiance is required by law to a sports team. Some people even hate sports.
Given the vile French Islamism that leads directly to attacks on Jews and kills French Jews in the streets, ala Nazism; and, given that the French government does precious little to counter this hate mongering, can you blame French Jews for cheering for the Israeli team, the only refuge left for them? Given the increasing number of anti-Semitic attacks in Franche, French Jews are fleeing France by the thousands, seeing that their fellow countrymen have learned nothing from history and are as cowardly and appeasing and perpetrating of evil as they were during WWII.
Who would you want to win in a competition between David and Goliath?
I never said that they deserved to be hounded by a gang of crazed extremists. NEver said that the cop didnt do the right thing by firing into the crowd.
You are right- no allegiance is required by law. But some, from ones own volition would be nice.
Its ridiculous to make this about the entire french jewish community.
I just dont think so much of people who would cheer a visiting foreign team because of their religion, suggesting that they harbor some sort of parastatal panreligious loyalty.
Ah yes, and therefore should return to their country of panreligious loyalty. When Hakeem Olajuwon rooted for his former home country, Nigeria when they played the USA in the world cup (held in Los Angeles) why he should have just gone back to Nigeria. He even sponsors Muslim sporting events all over this country and Canada to raise money for kids. What a traitor!
Man, that darn Steve Nash, the Canadian who played in the world championships for Canada. He should just give back both his NBA MVP awards and go back to Canada, the turncoat.
Boy, I agree with you. All those foreign baseball players who come to our country and then root for other countries after declaring citizenship are definately "parastatal". Take their money and send 'em home.
And especially those rascally Joos. Panreligious, parastatal to the max, bud. They play for teams all over the globe and still root and cheer for their fellow parastal coreligionists in Israel. They are such Benedict Arnolds, that they even cheer for Israel when there are Israeli Arabs who play on the team.
Send 'em back Charlie. You got it dude.
The Nazis bathed more regularly?
What if they turn out to be right-wing Le Pen type followers or neo-Nazis? I assure you this is very possible, even likely. Remember this is France. The Frogs screw up conservatism as badly as anything else.
It started in a McDonalds and ended in a McDonalds?
Your post makes about as much sense as being "pissed" because your neighbor is a Blue Jay fan. They should move to Canada?
I dunno... Im just not being able to see it as you do.
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