STORY – The tifo displayed by Paris fans before Wednesday’s PSG-Atlético match at the Parc des Princes is not to everyone’s taste…
“War on the pitch, but peace in the world”.. The Collectif Ultras Paris put on a giant tifo on Wednesdayat the Parc des Princes before kick-off of the Champions League match. between PSG and Atlético (1-2). A tarpaulin covering the entire Auteuil stand with the following words: “Free Palestine. It showed a bloodied Palestinian flag, a child from behind dressed in the colors of the Lebanese flag, and also a “a masked Palestinian fighter”.as noted by Yonathan Arfi, President of the Conseil représentatif des institutions juives de France (Crif). Some see it as a representation of Abu Obeida, spokesman for Hamas. Mr. Arfi also imagines that a distinction can be made between “a map where the State of Israel no longer exists”. in the “i” from Palestine.
It’s worth pointing out that the CUP made no anti-Semitic remarks and sang no objectionable songs. However, this tifo was enough to arouse the anger of some, the approval of others. And will do…