The report of the racism and violence for the summary of the first round of the 2021/22 season of the program "Kicking the racism and violence from the pitches" of the New Israel Fund presents a worrying picture of the level of racism and violence in the stands of Premier League games.
The report shows an alarming increase in incidents of violence in the football stands - 43 incidents of throwing objects and rioting were recorded (compared to only 26 in the first round of the 2019/2020 season) and 15 games in which smoke grenades and / or flares were lit (compared to 6 in the first round of the season 2019/2020).
Also, observers of the show reported 8 cases of fans breaking into the lawn, an unprecedented number.
In Round 3, a serious incident was recorded when a Hapoel Tel Aviv fan burst onto the field and even attacked two Hapoel players, Raz Twizer and Eddie Gottlieb, until he was stopped by the latter. And once fans of Ashdod, Netanya and Maccabi Haifa.
In Bnei Sakhnin, serious cases of violence were recorded, including throwing stones at fans, throwing objects at football players, delaying a players' bus and displacing chairs in the stands.
Two unusual incidents recorded in the Bnei Sakhnin stand during the first round occurred in round 2 where thousands of Sakhnin fans chanted "In spirit and blood we redeemed al-Aqsa" in the game against Maccabi Haifa and in round 11 against Betar Jerusalem. "Kahana is dead", in a game against Hapoel Haifa.
On the subject of contempt for the memory of the Holocaust - a sharp increase in the number of songs in which the word Nazis or Holocaust songs is mentioned.
The calls were heard in 10 different games in the Maccabi Haifa stands, and in 5 different games in the Hapoel Tel Aviv stands, and once in the Bnei Sakhnin stand (for the first time ever).
In the Maccabi Haifa stands, the phenomenon of "neo-Nazis" and "Holocaust to the police" cries were heard, which was heard in almost every game during the round.
In the stands of Hapoel Tel Aviv, Holocaust cries such as "Nazis", "Ghetto", "Holocaust", "Germans" stood out.
It should be noted that for the first time, cries of "Let there be a Holocaust for Maccabi" were heard in the stands of Bnei Sakhnin, during the game between Sakhnin and Maccabi Tel Aviv in the first round of the season at Doha Stadium.
Rise in violence against fans - Among other things, in the Betar stands, the team's fans were beaten by Betar fans, a Hapoel Tel Aviv fan was injured by a smoke grenade thrown by the team's fans.
Hapoel Tel Aviv was found guilty in the Football Association's court 11 times during the first round of the Premier League, followed by Bnei Sakhnin (9), Maccabi Haifa and Maccabi Tel Aviv (7 each) and Betar Jerusalem and Maccabi Netanya (6 each). Two groups were prosecuted for racist chants: Betar Jerusalem and Hapoel Kiryat Shmona.
However, the report noted positively that before the league games, ceremonies were held weekly in cooperation with various associations for the promotion of social values, according to the cooperation of the teams within the league administration. This fact proves how much the awareness of racism has increased among the clubs.At the event, no incidents of violence, rioting or racist chants were reported by MS Ashdod and Hapoel Nof Hagalil audiences on behalf of the program's observers.
The report is composed of reports from observers at all Premier League games, based on the testimony of all incidents of racism and violence, cross-referencing information with court actions and refereeing reports, along with media coverage and with the teams themselves. The report aims to include All the events that the fan explained could have been encountered on the football pitches.
Gal Karpel, program coordinator, kicks violence and racism off the pitches: "Cases of violence and racism on pitches are on a very alarming trend. The police and courts must take a much tougher hand against violent fans so that all of us, women's families and fans can enjoy football."
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