After the nightmare in Turkey: Sagiv Yehezkel landed in Israel./Yotam Ronen
On Tuesday morning, Turkey continues to deal with the issue of Sagiv Yehezkel, who landed in Israel yesterday afternoon after the ongoing nightmare and apparently ended up in Antaliaspor.
The Turkish media revealed new details from the day that stirred an entire country (in fact, entire countries). It turns out that no one knew what the Israeli winger was planning. The team claimed that the caption marking 100 days to the start of the war did not appear on his left wrist when the team left for the game: "We think he wrote it right before the game, in the locker room."
Even when some of the club's members noticed the writing on Hank's bandage, they didn't understand (and didn't wonder) what it was. "We thought it was a message of love for his wife," they said. "Only later did we understand the meaning of things."
The nightmare is over. Yehezkel/Official website, Antaliaspor
Club president Sinan Boztepe told Hürriyet: "I didn't notice what was happening during the game because I was focused on the game itself. Then I understood. We are working with UEFA and FIFA on the issue of his contract and we will see what happens." Boztepe also commented on the club's decision not to include Yehezkel and his Israeli teammate Ramzi Sapori in the game against Gaziantepspor, saying: "It was our decision and that of the association, the players didn't say they didn't want to play. We took into account all sensitivities. Ramsay Spurri? No problem with him. He is confused. Our club transcends politics."
While most of the Turkish media has rallied, there are few voices of reason. One of them is journalist Mithat Fabian Suzman, who wrote this morning: "Only an anti-Semite can claim that a Jew provokes provocation when he walks with a Star of David. This approach not only discriminates against Jewish athletes in the country, but also against Jewish citizens of Turkey."
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