Beitar is widely expected to be sanctioned by Uefa.
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Speaking on Friday, Tabib said: “I am ashamed…” “Tonight officially marked the end of my role in Israeli soccer, and specifically with Beitar Jerusalem”.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised Friday a probe into a football team noted for racism against Arabs after supporters rioted at a match in Belgium over alleged anti-Jewish taunts.
Beitar has never fielded an Arab player, and has a hardcore of nationalist fans with a reputations for anti-Arab chants and violence.
Thursday’s match was at ceased after Beitar followers hurled work on environments with high a/c flares directly onto the suit, supposedly after Charleroi supporters and detractors teased these with Nazi salutes and…
The league manager responded to the events, saying, “It’s a shame that after years in which Israeli fans provided exemplary support to their teams in Europe, a portion of Beitar fans managed to completely embarrass Israeli soccer as a whole, and their team specifically”.
Nine-man Beitar were thrashed 5-1 in the first leg tie – a match that was held up at the start when fans threw dozens of incendiary devices onto the pitch, enveloping it in smoke.
Beitar lost the match, in which Charleroi goalie Nicolas Penneteau was hit by a hard object thrown from the crowd, which forced a delay.
The club’s home city Jerusalem has a 40% Arab population and it is against Israeli employment law to discriminate on the basis of race or religion. Police said several Beitar fans were questioned on their return to Israel on Friday.
“It is good that the decisive majority of Beitar fans immediately condemned the behaviour of that same small group”, Netanyahu said in a statement. “The violent behavior which included throwing smoke bombs onto the pitch represents a type of wild behavior, which lacks even the slightest respect for anyone working in the sport”, she added. “I find it right to summon the relevant authorities in order to decide on the matter of the harsh punishment which will follow”.
Beitar have by far the worst disciplinary record in Israel’s Premier League and over the past decade have faced about two dozen hearings and received various punishments, including points deductions, fines and matches behind closed doors.
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Beitar are set to host the second leg on Thursday at Jerusalem’s Teddy Kollek Stadium, with Regev saying security should be tightened and called for Beitar fans to be banned from attending.
