2023-10-15 14:45:00
By the editorial staff
Published 21 minutes ago, Updated 11 minutes ago
Youcef Atal Norbert Scanella / PANORAMIC
The Nice player returned to his post relaying a video of Palestinian sheik Mahmoud al-Hasanat, who calls on God to send “a dark day on the Jews”.
Thursday evening, Algerian full-back Youcef Atal published, after his team’s victory against Cape Verde (5-1), a photo on Instagram of him wearing a scarf on which is written «Palestine will be free». In other words “Palestine will be free”. But it is the post which follows, a few moments later, which ignites the powder: the Nice player relays, still on Instagram, a video of the Palestinian sheik Mahmoud al-Hasanat, who calls on God to send “a dark day for the Jews”.
In the excerpt in question, the Palestinian preacher similarly urges God to accompany the hand of Gazans if they “throw the stone”reports nice morning . And “call for hatred, even to kill Jews», Estimates a Nice doctor interviewed by the regional daily. The imam, followed by nearly 9.5 million users on the social network TikTok, is known for his radical positions.
Silent since then, Youcef Atal published a story on his Instagram account this Sunday to apologize: “I am aware that my publication shocked several people, which was not my intention, and I apologize for that” , writes the player, in the sights of several local political figures since his position, including the mayor of Nice Christian Estrosi. “I would like to clarify my point of view without any ambiguity: I strongly condemn all forms of violence, anywhere in the world, and I support all victims. I will never support a message of hatred. Peace is an ideal in which I firmly believe.» We will now see if these apologies are enough to put out the fire…
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