Soccer fans in Argentina shouted multiple times "killing the Jews to make soap" during the game between the local team, All Boys, and its rival, Atlanta, a team that has links to the Jewish community, the Israeli media said.
The local team All Boys' supporters were heard screaming racist chants while waving Palestinian flags and T-shirts that displayed Iranian symbols. The offenders had also reportedly attacked the police, damaging property.
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9 January 2018, 09:37 GMT
Following the incident, Shimon Samuels, Simon Wiesenthal Center's director for International Relations noted that "the Argentine Football Association must sanction the club for this anti-Semitic offense."
A number of Jewish players and some members of administrative staff form the Atlanta soccer team, which was based over a century ago in a Jewish area of Argentina.
