Free Beacon: FIFA Threatened with Lawsuit for Seizing Jewish Fan's Israeli Flag at World Cup Match While Permitting Palestinian and Iranian Flags
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The Los Angeles soccer fan who had his Israeli flag forcibly confiscated by event staff during a recent World Cup match at Los Angeles's SoFi stadium says he is prepared to sue the FIFA soccer organization for violating his civil rights and endangering his family's safety before a crowd of rabid pro-Palestinian fans, according to a document preservation letter sent late Wednesday and obtained exclusively by the Washington Free Beacon.
Rony Abishoor and his family were thrust into the spotlight early last week when videos showed FIFA staff aggressively seizing his Israeli flag during a World Cup match between Iran and New Zealand. As seen in the video, the Star of David flag was pulled from Abishoor's hands by security guards, while Palestinian and Iranian flags remained in the hands of nearby fans...