Football stars who support Palestine amid Israel-Hamas war

By Sidhant Maheshwari
Published on | Oct 19, 2023

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Mohd Salah

Egyptian star posted a video message, asking for the massacres to stop

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Karim Benzema

'All our prayers for the inhabitants of Gaza who are once again victims of these unjust bombings which spare no women or children' - Benzema

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Mesut Ozil

'Where is humanity, people?' - Ozil wrote on X days after his post went viral, where he had written, 'PLEASE STOP THE WAR!!!'

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Noussair Mazraoui

Bayern Munich and Moroccan star Mazzraoui posted a pro-Palestine video, where the voiceover said, 'God help our oppressed brothers in Palestine'

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Hakim Ziyech

'From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free' - Ziyech captioned a quote from African-American civil rights leader Malcolm X

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Mohd Elneny

Arsenal midfielder Mohd Elneny changed his Instagram profile picture to display Palestinian flag

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Anwar El Ghazi

German Club Mainz 05 suspended Dutch international Anwar El Ghazi, who in a now-deleted social media post, had voiced his support for Palestine

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Youcef Atal

Nice suspended Algerian footballer Youcef Atal for posting antisemitic message related to Israel-Hamas war

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