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Israeli soccer star subject of slur 



 

(Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) Israeli soccer star Yossi Benayoun, who currently plays for FC Chelsea in the English Premier League, was recently the subject of antisemitic abuse on Twitter. After thanking his Twitter followers for sending him birthday wishes, Benayoun, who many consider to be the greatest Israeli soccer player ever, was sent the following message: “f***in Jew a**hole.” His team has called on the police to investigate the matter. According to the publication, FC Chelsea said it would also investigate an incident last month reported to the club by Benayoun, in which he claimed to be the victim of antisemitic taunts from the team’s supporters when he came on as a substitute against Liverpool.

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