German-Israeli group accuses Union fans of anti-Semitism at game

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The Youth Forum of the German-Israeli Society has accused some Union Berlin fans of anti-Semitism during the Europa Conference League game with Maccabi Haifa on Thursday. “In the mixed block, we were threatened by Union fans, pelted with beer and insulted as ‘shitty Jews’,” the group said on Twitter. Union won 3-0. A Union fan had also tried to set an Israeli flag belonging to a female spectator on fire, they said, adding that other Union fans spoke out against the anti-Semitic behaviour. Union reacted to the allegations on its Twitter account and asked for the block and seat numbers to identi…

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