A Jewish youth football team has been put under police protection after it said it was attacked by a pro-palestine mob armed with sticks and knives during a match in Berlin. Teenagers from Makkabi Berlin’s youth side say they were “hunted down” by a gang of Arab youths following a game against local rivals last week. The game was played in Neukölln, a neighbourhood known for its large Arab and Turkish population.
The players were all aged 13 to 16. One player’s father said his boy came home “deeply shaken” after being spat at during the game, before being harassed by a group of adults and children who followed the team off the pitch.
