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French Interior Minister wants explanation from PSG for ‘Free Palestine’ banner
A giant banner reads ‘Free Palestine’ before the Champions League match between Paris Saint Germain and Atletico Madrid at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris, November 6, 2024
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A GIANT “Free Palestine” banner unveiled at Paris Saint-Germain’s Champions League match against Atletico Madrid was “unacceptable,” French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau claimed today.
The banner unfurled by PSG fans on Wednesday night featured a drawing of a map including Israel, the West Bank and Gaza in the colours of the Palestinian keffiyeh scarf, which has become a symbol of support for Palestinian people.
Also on the banner were a character looking like a masked fighter, a tank and a Lebanon flag.
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