Israeli striker Dor Turgeman scored a goal for his MLS team in Montreal on Sunday and responded with a silencing gesture to anti-Israel chants from the crowd, including 'Death to Israel.' The celebration sparked a scuffle on the pitch, according to reports.
Israeli striker Dor Turgeman scored a goal for his MLS team in Montreal on Sunday and responded to anti-Israel chants from the crowd, including “Death to Israel,” with a silencing gesture, sparking a scuffle on the pitch. The incident escalated as the crowd threw cups and lighters at Turgeman, and the opposing goalkeeper attacked him, receiving a yellow card, according to Israeli media reports.
The Zioneer first reported at 06:35 Jerusalem on Sunday that the crowd had chanted “Death to Israel” and that Turgeman had celebrated defiantly. Subsequent reports, including from Israel Hayom and i24NEWS, added that objects were thrown at the Israeli striker and that the opposing goalkeeper assaulted him. The latest details confirm the scuffle and Turgeman’s silencing gesture, which came after he scored.
The incident occurred amid heightened tensions in Montreal. As The Zioneer reported on June 22, a terror attack near a Chabad center in the city’s Côte-des-Neiges district left two dead and a police officer wounded, with a gunman neutralized. The match’s hostile atmosphere underscores ongoing security concerns for Jewish and Israeli targets in the city.
The MLS has not announced any disciplinary measures regarding the goalkeeper’s attack or the crowd’s behavior. No injuries or arrests were reported from the scuffle.
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