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Soccer Match Turns Violent After Anti-Semitic Chants “Killing Jews to Make Soap”

Violence, riots and antisemitic moods have been reported during the soccer match at All Boys stadium in Buenos Aires, Haaretz reported on Saturday.
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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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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. 

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