OGC Great defender Youcef Atal has apologised immediately after publishing an anti-semitic online video on his Instagram webpage on Saturday.
The Algerian worldwide shared a video clip of Palestinian preacher Mahmoud al-Hasanat prior to rapidly deleting it amid the ongoing conflict in the Center East.
In the video, al-Hasanat phone calls for God to ‘send Jewish people a dim day’.
The controversial put up by Atal immediately drew awareness, with the mayor of Great, Christian Estrosi, indicating that the 27-year-old must not have a potential at his current club unless of course he ‘denounces Hamas terrorists’.
The Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) is set to investigate the incident, accoring to L’Equipe.
Nice defender Youcef Atal has apologised just after sharing an anti-semitic write-up on his Instagram site
The Algerian global apologised on social media, expressing he would ‘never aid a concept of hate’
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On Sunday, Atal took to Instagram once again to apologise for the deleted publish.
He explained: ‘I am informed that my publish stunned many people today, which was not my intention, and I apologise.
‘I want to make clear my issue of look at with out any ambiguity: I strongly denounce all forms of violence, anywhere in the environment, and I support all victims.
Atal was criticised by the mayor of Great, who suggested he should not engage in for the club once again until eventually he ‘denounces Hamas terrrorists’
Atal has played for Awesome due to the fact 2018, and previously attracted controversy when he liked an Instagram article that appeared to condone violence
‘I would under no circumstances help a message of loathe. Peace is an perfect in which I strongly imagine.’
Atal, who signed for Wonderful from Algerian aspect Paradou AC in 2018 and has produced around 100 appearances for the Ligue 1 club, has beforehand been involved in social media controversy.
In 2020, he liked an Instagram publish that appeared to be condoning violence.
Atal also apologised on that celebration, saying that he failed to ‘mean to harm anyone’.