[wvns] Israeli Soccer Fans Curse Prophet
Turkish reporter who joined Maccabi Tel Aviv's trip to Turkey records
group of fans singing songs against Muhammad, Muslims. TV channel
decides to shelve video in order to avoid possible flare-up
Israeli soccer fans filmed cursing Prophet Muhammad
Rotem Grossman
08.30.07
Israel News
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3443827,00.html
TURKEY – A serious and potentially dangerous diplomatic incident
between Israel and Turkey was prevented Wednesday, after a national
Turkish TV channel agreed not to broadcast a video showing Israeli
soccer fans cursing the Prophet Muhammad.
The network decided to shelve the tape following appeals from senior
government officials.
The video was filmed by a Turkish reporter of Channel 24, Elif Ural,
who accompanied the Maccabi Tel Aviv soccer team on its flight from
Israel to the Turkish town of Kayseri, where it is scheduled to play
against local team Erciyesstor Thursday evening.
A group of fans who were on the plane with the team were caught on
video singing songs against Muhammad and Muslims.
Ural, who has been living in Israel for the past three years as the
network's Mideast correspondent, was deeply offended by what she
witnessed and heard, and by the club's officials' failure to intervene
and put an end to the offensive behavior.
"The decision not to broadcast the video was the right one and I don't
have a problem with it," Ural said. "There is really no need to risk
relations between Israel and Turkey because of 10 idiots. I understood
that if the incident is published, the potential for a violent
outbreak at the stadium and in the city could grow significantly. But
what I felt on the plane would be very hard to forget."
Ural plans to speak with the club's chairman, Lonnie Hercikowicz, and
complain about the incident."He needs to make it clear to his people
that they should be no less committed than him to civility and mutual
respect," she stated.
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