The hecklers shouted \u201cIsrael the whore\u201d in Arabic, \u201cget lost,\u201d and \u201cf*** you\u201d as the men they were pursuing walked away for long minutes without responding to the taunts. About five hecklers then shouted \u201cViva Palestine\u201d while waving the Tunisian flag.<\/p>\n
In a separate incident, the Israel Broadcasting Corp. reported that a man waving an Israel flag during a match between Portugal and Morocco had it snatched from him by fans who wanted to tear it up. But Israelis who were there during the match Wednesday said a player had thrown his shirt into the crowd and fans were jostling to find it and keep it as a souvenir, the IBC later reported.<\/p>\n
The monthlong World Cup kicked off last week and is being hosted in 11 cities across the Russian Federation. Hundreds of thousands of fans have poured into Russia for the games, including many Israelis.<\/p>\n
Soccer fans from many nations enjoy displaying their national, regional or team flags at matches, regardless of whether teams from those places are playing. Unlike Tunisia, Israel did not qualify to participate in the World Cup.<\/p>\n
On Facebook, a page of supporters for the Tunisian team featured a post with a video of the incident on Red Square. Decorated with icons showing a flexed muscular arm, it was titled \u201cWhen Tunisian chased Israelis in Moscow singing Palestine.\u201d<\/p>\n
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