Sagiv Yehezkel reluctantly became a symbol for Israelis and a fixture in Turkey on Sunday evening after he scored an equalizer in the 68th minute of his team's Antalyaspor match against Trabzonspor, marking it with a pointer to the inscription on his hand bandage, marking 100 days of the hostages held captive by Hamas. Following his act, Ezekiel ended his career with the team after the club president announced that his contract would be more immediate and was reportedly taken for questioning.
The Turks, in a disgusting move, want to put Yehezkel on trial when, according to the media, Turkish prosecutor Yilmaz Tunç opened an investigation against the Israeli for inciting the Turkish public and supporting Israel's actions on 7/10. Antalya city prosecutor and Justice Minister Tunch opened an investigation, alleging that Yehezkel incited the local public to hatred and hostility and announced that "the ugly action carried out by Yehezkel supports the massacre carried out by Israel in Gaza." "I condemn the attacks by Israel, which commits crimes against humanity, including genocide in Gaza, while ignoring children, women and adults. We will always stand with the Palestinian people," he said.
In addition, one of the club's sponsors, from the Caglian Group, announced that he would withdraw his sponsorship deal if the Israeli remained with the team, and the company announced: "Yehezkel's support for the genocide perpetrated by Israel in Gaza saddened us greatly. It is unacceptable for the club to serve as a message of support for this disgusting genocide. We immediately discussed this issue with the president of the club and some members of the management. We stated that it would not be enough to remove the player from the squad. His contract must be cancelled and deported, otherwise we will terminate our agreement."
In addition, the social networks wanted a shocking cartoon of Yehezkel reinforcing the Turkish public's feeling against him when he was seen dripping blood, and the painted bandage read: "In 100 days in Gaza, 10,000 children were murdered."
Sagiv Jehezkel'in kolunda yazması gereken ;
📌 100 günde 10.000 çocuk öldürdük ! pic.twitter.com/B4dBX3jByX
— Han Öz (@haanozz) January 14, 2024
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