Lee Heidhues 10.15.2023
The international sports world is not immune to the carnage in the Middle East started by Hamas terrorists and the ferocious reprisal response by the Israeli government of Bibi Netanyahu.
Where this confrontation is headed nobody knows.
When the sports world stands up and takes notice the story has reached deep into the world’s consciousness.
Excerpted from Deutsche Welle 10.15.2023
There’s a situation out there where thousands of innocent people are being murdered.”
Bayern Munich defender Noussair Mazraoui reportedly shared a video on Instagram in which he wished “victory” to the Palestinians in the conflict with Israel.
In his post, the Moroccan national player shared a short clip featuring the image of a waving Palestinian flag accompanied by a prayer-like voiceover saying: “God help our persecuted brothers in Palestine, so that they attain victory. May God have mercy on the dead, may God heal their wounded.”
Mazraoui shared the post with the word Ameen (Amen) and a praying hands emoji. His club Bayern Munich has yet to comment.
Mazraoui is currently on the road with the Moroccan national team, which played Ivory Coast on Saturday and faces Liberia on Tuesday. Another Instagram post shared by Mazraoui features stories from four Moroccan teammates — the Bayern defenseman himself, plus Hakim Ziyech (Galatasaray Istanbul), Zakaria Aboukhlal (FC Toulouse), and 2019/2020 SC Paderborn midfielder Abdelhamid Sabiri (currently, Saudi Pro club Al-Fayha FC).
The accompanying text read: “Moroccan NT [national team] players Aboukhlal, Ziyech, Mazraoui & Sabiri have all posted stories in support of Palestine but you can only see the stories if you go to their profile, they’re trying to silence us, it’s literally us against the world!” All four shared the post on their own Instagram pages.
However, the 25-year-old later sent an additional post clarifying his previous messages, saying: “First of all I would like to say it’s really disappointing that I have to explain what I stand for.
https://www.dw.com/en/bayern-munich-defender-posts-pro-palestinian-video/a-67104478
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