Pro-Palestine video spread
FC Bayern Munich is struggling with Mazraoui’s decision
October 19, 2023, 10:27 a.m
Noussair Mazraoui is back from the international trip. After his pro-Palestine contribution, it will be exciting to see what happens next. A conversation with FC Bayern Munich has already taken place, the media reports. Mazraoui is one of many professionals who are causing a stir in Europe with their statements.
After Noussair Mazraoui’s pro-Palestine contribution, it is eagerly awaited to see what happens next for the professional footballer at FC Bayern Munich. According to “Bild”, there is said to have been a conversation between the full-back and the club management.
FC Bayern Munich announced “a detailed personal conversation” on Monday when the Moroccan national soccer player was still with the national team. The 25-year-old has now returned. According to “Bild”, a conversation with the Bayern leadership is said to have taken place on Wednesday. The tabloid also reports that the player fled when he saw the publication’s photographer.
Mazraoui had distributed a video on social networks wishing the Palestinians a victory in the conflict with Israel. The Moroccan international shared a short clip in which a voice says in the style of a prayer: “God, help our oppressed brothers in Palestine to achieve victory. May God give grace to the dead, may God heal their wounded.”
Mainz suspends professional Anwar El Ghazi
After the post caused a stir, the footballer commented again on Sunday evening. A statement said in English: “The point is that I strive for peace and justice in this world. This means that I will always be against all forms of terrorism, hatred and violence.”
Palestinian terrorists carried out a devastating attack on Israeli civilians on behalf of Hamas. Shortly after the attack became known, FC Bayern wrote on the X platform (formerly Twitter) that they were worried about their friends in Israel. An Israeli professional also plays for Munich in goalkeeper Daniel Peretz.
1. FSV Mainz 05 released its professional Anwar El Ghazi on Tuesday after he caused a stir on Instagram with a pro-Palestine post. The two teams will meet in the Bundesliga on Saturday.
Suspension also in Nice
A similar incident also occurred in France. On Wednesday, the OGC Nice temporarily released one of its players because of a pro-Palestine post on social networks. As the Ligue 1 runner-up announced, Algerian international Youcef Atal has been suspended “until further notice”. This is the result of a conversation between club officials and the 27-year-old defensive player after his return from international matches with Algeria.
It is assumed that the player realized his mistake by quickly withdrawing the distribution of the publication and publicly apologizing, OGC Nice said. However, due to the seriousness of the publication, the club decided to take initial disciplinary measures before the sports and judicial authorities made a decision. “Therefore, the club has decided to suspend Youcef Atal until further notice,” it said.
Atal is said to have shared a video of a Palestinian preacher on Instagram. The post has now been deleted. The French judicial authorities are investigating the 27-year-old on suspicion, among other things, of having publicly supported terrorism.
French Interior Minister attacks Benzema
French national player Karim Benzema was also linked to the terrorist organization Muslim Brotherhood by France’s Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin on Wednesday. “Mr Karim Benzema, as we all know, has notorious links to the Muslim Brotherhood,” Darmanin told CNews television. The footballer has therefore been under observation for weeks. “We are attacking a hydra, namely the Muslim Brotherhood, because it breeds jihadism.”
Benzema had previously spoken on social media of “unjust bombings” in the Gaza Strip without naming Israel. “All our prayers for the residents of Gaza, who are once again falling victim to unjust bombings that spare neither women nor children,” the 35-year-old wrote. Benzema is a Muslim with Algerian roots and now plays for Al-Ittihad in Saudi Arabia.
“For several years we have observed a slow shift from Karim Benzema’s positions towards a hard, rigorous Islam, which is characteristic of the Brotherhood’s ideology,” the Interior Ministry said when asked by the French newspaper Le Parisien. The brotherhood wants to spread its norms in various areas of society, especially in sports.
The Muslim Brotherhood, with which Benzema is associated, is an Islamic organization founded in Egypt in 1928 as a resistance to British colonialism. Hamas has long been considered a subsidiary organization in the Palestinian territories. The United States, Russia and France classify the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization, as do Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.