Pro-Palestinan activists have claimed that the Maccabi Tel Aviv fans were the first to engage in harassment and violence, saying they assaulted Arabs in the city and vandalized Palestinian flags.
Israeli fans could be heard chanting “We’ll fuck the Arabs,” and “Fuck you Palestine” in video footage
No Middle Eastern team, self-respecting or not, would play against an Israeli team.
Does it seem strange to you?
Nope. As a Middle Eastern guy it was and still is literally unthinkable.