By TOI staff and AP…
Demonstrators chant ‘Free Palestine,’ ‘Israel is a terror state,’ and ‘Israel out’ as Lina Glushko faces off against Naomi Osaka, forcing game to be stopped several times.
Anti-Israel protesters disrupted a tennis match between Israeli player Lina Glushko and Japanese champion Naomi Osaka in New Zealand on Monday, forcing the match to be paused twice in the first set.
The chants of “Free Palestine,” “Israel is a terror state,” and “Israel out” from outside the tennis court could be heard inside, as the demonstrators used microphones.
Organizers were unable to move the protesters, however, as they were on a public street.
Monday’s disruptions of the match came after Glushko saw incitement against her on social media in New Zealand over the last few days, according to the Ynet news site. The online attacks included references to pro-Israel posts she has made.
Read the full story on the Times of Israel here, and read the Jewish News Syndicate story on the incident here.
