“As mayor I would like to reiterate my strong concern regarding the progress of the games Virtus-Maccabi predicted in PalaDozza for the next one November 21″.CYes Matteo Lepore, mayor From Bolognese, in official records three days later suitable From Euro League expected between Virtus Bologna and it Maccabi Tel Aviv, Israeli basketball club. “There are no conditions for that public orderin my opinion, to manage this event calmly. “The risk to the safety of citizens, shops and the city is very high,” added the mayor of the Emilian capital.
What’s worrying is public order management, see them demonstration From protest announced for Friday only. In the last few days of the Assembly We block everythingwhich unites various realities, incl Power for the People, USB, Palestinian Youth And Changing DirectionHa invited That Bologna fan to join protest, bring palestinian flag, boycott the game or join demonstration already scheduled for 18:00 on Friday in Bologna.
“The mistakes made by the Zionist State, and which remain to this day, are unacceptable and cannot go unnoticed. This is why Virtus scheduled its first match with Israel. Makabi and then with Hapoel, cannot but be the subject of dispute. In particular, no one can ignore that Maccabi fans are not made up of ‘ordinary basketball fans’ but of Israeli reserve soldiers who create aggression wherever they play in Europe,” the association’s letter reads.
The reason why mayor continue not to hide it worry: “I find this situation completely unacceptable and disrespectful to the city of Bologna. From the internet we know that there will probably be at least 5-10 thousand protesters present in Bologna from all over Italy and beyond. I imagine that this situation is unacceptable and disrespectful to the city of Bologna. law enforcement agencies they will be deploy in an extraordinary way following the choice of the Ministry of the Interior to play this role condition, although ranking and the requests expressed by the Municipal Government in the Public Order Committee in recent days”, said Lepore, who then concluded: “We still have time to move there suitable to another date and another place. I asked Minister Piantedosi to think again for the good of everyone.”
In recent months, even in other sports, there have been several protests against Israeli teams present in various competitions: from football to Spanish and until that day Italy-Israel to Udin past them during Vuelta, classic from international cycling which took place in Spain, which also stopped the final stage. Without forgetting the violent night in Amsterdam more than a year ago when Israeli fans were attacked.
