Overview

• During the UEFA Conference League third qualifying round in Debrecen, Maccabi Haifa supporters unfurled a banner reading “Murderers since 1939,” widely seen as accusing Poles of Holocaust-era crimes.
• The match was held in Hungary because UEFA requires Israeli clubs to play home fixtures at neutral venues due to the Gaza war.
• Poland’s foreign ministry formally condemned the banner and met with Israel’s ambassador in Warsaw to press UEFA for sanctions.
• President Karol Nawrocki called the display “scandalous” and said it dishonors the memory of millions of Polish victims of World War II.
• The Israeli embassy in Poland condemned the banner; UEFA has yet to announce any disciplinary measures.