Brussels declines hosting UEFA match between Israel and Belgium over security concerns

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1. Dam, thats pathetic.

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3. Europe capitulates in front of the extremists.

   The attack on the Jewish museum in 2014 was the first of the big European terror wave of the mid 2010s. In ten years, Brussels has not managed to become a safe place for Jews.

4. First step to fixing a problem is recognizing there is one.

   Belgium has a civil time bomb that our government keeps failing to address.

5. Why not? They can show us how they’re as good with killing and genocide, as with playing football. 
   I’ll pay to see a Russia-Israel match, we can decide who’s the best if the assasins league with a football match.

6. >In a statement, Hellings said that the game would provoke “major (counter-) demonstrations, compromising the safety of spectators, players, residents and our police forces alike.”

   Could at least try to defend freedom.

7. This just feels like Brussels is saying they can’t handle the policing bill – or don’t want to.

8. I don’t even like football (nor any of these countries in the Middle East, except you Oman!) but it’s hard to respect politicians who are so cowardly

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10. Why is Israel allowed to compete in the European competition? It is not like they are even opponent worth watching. All of their team are history coplete garbage.

11. I mean, when I see how much police is needed to deal with the hooligans of a normal game, I think we’ll need an army to keep the peace at a game with Israel. Better for everyone to host it somewhere else.

12. What a mistake. Just shows how afraid they are.

13. I see, so Brussels has fallen to the extremists, nice to hear that about the EU capital.

14. Jag