MFA forcefully condemns the behaviour of some of the fans during the Maccabi Haifa – Raków Częstochowa football match. Director of the MFA’s Africa and the Middle East Department has spoken today on this issue with Israel’s Ambassador Yaakov Finkelstein. He expressed his outmost outrage at the scandalous content of a banner displayed by the Israeli fans and thanked for its firm condemnation by the Embassy. Also Poland’s Ambassador in Israel will discuss this shameful incident with Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Polish-Israeli relations must not, and will not, be undermined by extremists.
 
In the belief that there is no place for violence and hate speech either inside or outside sports stadiums, we call on UEFA authorities to respond appropriately to this incident.