Shocking new videos show the moment pro-Palestinian hooligans chant “Heil Hitler” while giving the Nazi salute during Israel’s football match against Paraguay at the Paris Olympics.
Footage of the incident shows a large group of male spectators frantically waving Palestinian flags while booing Israeli players singing the national anthem.
In unison, the men can be heard chanting “Heil Hitler” while making the anti-Semitic gesture and clapping.
The same protesters were also photographed holding a large black and white banner reading “Genocide Olympics” before being escorted out of the stadium by security.
The egregious abuse comes days after the Palestinian Football Association urged the International Olympic Committee to ban Israel from participating in this year’s games.
New footage captured the moment pro-Palestine activists gave the Nazi salute and chanted “Heil Hitler” during Israel’s Olympic soccer match.
The men can be heard chanting “Heil Hitler” in unison while making the anti-Semitic gesture and clapping.
Responding to the incident, a spokesperson for the Paris Olympics said: “Paris 2024 strongly condemns these acts.
‘Paris 2024 has filed a complaint and is available to the authorities to assist in the investigation.’
French police have also opened an investigation into the incident.
They are also investigating death threats received against three Israeli athletes.
In one shocking case, rhythmic gymnast Shani Bakanov received a letter reading: “You are not invited to the Olympics unless you are prepared to deal with something that is 10 times worse than September 1972,” according to Israeli news website Y-Net.
During the 1972 Munich Olympics, Palestinian terrorists murdered two Israeli athletes and took nine others hostage.
The nine hostages were later killed in a failed rescue mission.
Israeli swimmer Meiron Amir Cheruti also received a faulty Hebrew text message inviting him to his own funeral stating his death date was July 27, 2024.
The message also included a link with supposed directions to the location of his funeral.
Meanwhile, 15 Israeli athletes received an email from a group calling itself Régimente Groupe Union Défense (People’s Defense Organization) warning them that they “intend to harm any Israeli presence during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.”
French police have opened an investigation into the incident.
According to The Times of Israel, the letter read: ‘You are not invited to Paris 2024. If you come, please be aware that we intend to repeat the events of Munich 1972.
‘You will be expecting an attack at any moment: at the airport, at the hotel and on the streets that belong only to us.
“Not even a wave of arrests against our organization will stop us from carrying out our plan. Let’s prepare for the intifada!”
Israel has since accused Iran of being behind some of the cyber attacks targeting Israeli athletes.
A spokesman for the Campaign Against Antisemitism said: ‘When people think of the Olympics, they think of words like ‘honour’, ‘sportsmanship’ and ‘unity’.
“Anti-Semitism” should not be on that list, and yet so far at Paris 2024 there have been reports of death threats and anti-Semitic slogans hurled at Israeli competitors, staff and fans.
Organizers said that during the men’s soccer match between Israel and Paraguay, there was a banner with a “political message” and anti-Semitic gestures.
“The Olympics are about showcasing the best our countries have to offer. This year, they have brought out the worst.”
This comes after Israel deployed undercover agents to protect athletes before the Games began on Friday, amid a worrying rise in threats of anti-Semitic violence across Europe.
Armed Shin Bet agents are providing security for some 88 Israeli athletes and their staff, but not all of them will have their own bodyguards, according to Israel’s culture minister.
Miki Zohar told The Telegraph that they had been planning the biggest ever security operation for Israeli athletes for more than a year, while doubling the team’s security budget.
Former Shin Bet official Lior Akerman also told the paper that the officers are “equipped with weapons and technologies” and will also benefit from assistance from local security and police forces.
France is considered a “category 2” country, meaning the Israeli government believes it is a “potential threat” to Israelis.
