DOHA: An England Football Fans Shout ‘Free Palestine!’ live while being interviewed by Israeli TV, video of which has been doing rounds on the Internet for over several hours.
The video shows that a group of overjoyed England fans were interviewed after their nation’s clear win over Senegal in the round of 16 at the Qatar World Cup. One of them, in particular, made for an uncomfortable situation that left the interviewer shocked and not sure of how to react. The fan shouted “Free Palestine” on live TV at a FIFA World Cup telecast by an Israeli channel.
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During the live feed from outside Al Bayt Stadium in the city of Al Khor, Qatar, the fan’s slogan made for an uncomfortable moment of live Israeli TV.
The Israeli reporter first asked them to be animated for the cameras and proceeded to ask them if football is indeed “coming home” to England. When one fan answered that he believed they would not have any issues against France, their rivals in the quarterfinals of the World Cup.
However, one of the fans grabbed the microphone and yelled: “… and more importantly: free Palestine!” The Israeli reporter, clearly uncomfortable, tried to manage the situation by saying “football only”, and then asked another fan in the group another question about the Three Lions football team.
