The incident occurred after the Israeli footballer and eight-time international scored a goal against Trabzonspor on Sunday, during which he revealed a message on his hand that read “100 days. 7/10”, which refers to the hundred-day war between Israel and the Hamas terrorist movement, which the movement launched on October 7 last year.
“The Public Prosecutor’s Office in Antalya has launched a judicial investigation against Israeli soccer player Sagiv Jehezkel for public incitement to hatred due to his disgusting celebration of the massacre committed by Israel in Gaza,” Turkish Justice Minister Yilmaz Tunc said on X Network.
After scoring the goal in the Antalyaspor-Trabzonspor Super League match played today, Israel’s #GazaAntalya Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has ruled against Israeli football player Sagiv Jehezkel for ‘publicly inciting the public to hatred and hostility’ due to his ugly action supporting the massacre in Turkey.
— Yılmaz TUNÇ (@yilmaztunc) January 14, 2024
At the same time, he did not mention the 1,200 murdered Israelis, mostly civilians, and more than 130 still held hostage.
Turkish soccer club Antalyaspor fired the Israeli player shortly after the match, accusing him of ‘acting against the values of our country (Turkey)’,” the British newspaper reports.
“After Sagiv Jehezkel scored a goal in the 68th minute, our board decided to expel him from the club,” the football club said in a post on the X network.
“Our board will never allow behavior against our country’s values, even if it results in losing a competition or cup,” he added.
???? Attention to the Public!
Today, the board of directors decided to exclude Sagiv Jehezkel, who was seen to have acted against the national values of our country by sharing the inscription on his wrist after scoring the goal in the 68th minute of the match we played against Trabzonspor. pic.twitter.com/Bu67KF27zp
— Bitexen Antalyaspor (@Antalyaspor) January 14, 2024
Turkey stands with the Palestinians
Turkey has long criticized Israel for shelling the Gaza Strip. In addition, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called Israel the occupiers.
In addition, he said on Friday that Turkey will provide the basis for the lawsuit that the Republic of South Africa filed with the highest UN against Israel for the accusation of committing genocide against Palestinian civilians.
“I believe that Israel will be condemned there. We believe in the justice of the International Court of Justice,” Erdogan said, according to Reuters.
Israel has rejected accusations of genocide in The Hague. And he recalled the Holocaust
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