Exclusive: FIFA Threatened with Lawsuit for Seizing Jewish Fan's Israeli Flag at World Cup Match While Permitting Palestinian and Iranian Flags
Rony Abishoor and his family were thrust into the spotlight early last week when videos showed FIFA staff aggressively seizing his Israeli flag during a World Cup match between Iran and New Zealand. As seen in the video, the Star of David flag was pulled from Abishoor's hands by security guards, while Palestinian and Iranian flags remained in the hands of nearby fans. "Stripped of his flag and singled out as one of the few Israeli supporters in his section, Mr.
- ▪Rony Abishoor and his family were thrust into the spotlight early last week when videos showed FIFA staff aggressively seizing his Israeli flag during a World Cup match between Iran and New Zealand.
- ▪As seen in the video, the Star of David flag was pulled from Abishoor's hands by security guards, while Palestinian and Iranian flags remained in the hands of nearby fans.
- ▪"Stripped of his flag and singled out as one of the few Israeli supporters in his section, Mr.
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America Exclusive: FIFA Threatened with Lawsuit for Seizing Jewish Fan's Israeli Flag at World Cup Match While Permitting Palestinian and Iranian Flags FIFA security staff at Los Angeles's SoFi stadium are caught on video confiscating an American fan's Star of David flag FIFA poster (FIFA), Rony Abishoor video (Simon Wiesenthal Center Facebook) Adam Kredo June 25, 2026 image/svg+xml .st0{fill:none;stroke:#384f61;stroke-width:2;stroke-linecap:round;stroke-linejoin:round;stroke-miterlimit:10;} .st1{fill:none;stroke:#384f61;stroke-width:2;stroke-linejoin:round;stroke-miterlimit:10;} The Los Angeles soccer fan who had his Israeli flag forcibly confiscated by event staff during a recent World Cup match at Los Angeles's SoFi stadium says he is prepared to sue the FIFA soccer organization for…
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