The decision was made because El-Ghazi supported Palestine in the conflict with Israel on social media. The footballer wrote that “Palestine must be free from the river to the sea”. Thus, the Legionnaire effectively called for the destruction of Israel as a state.
Subsequently, the 28-year-old footballer deleted the resonant message. However, the club decided to suspend him.
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Mainz recognizes that there are different views on this complex, decades-long conflict. However, we distance ourselves from the content of the message; it does not correspond to the values of Mainz,” the statement said.
Source: Sport
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