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Beşiktaş moving home game against Maccabi Tel Aviv to ‘neutral country’

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The Europa League match between Beşiktaş and Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv scheduled for November 28 in İstanbul will be played “in a neutral country,” Agence France-Presse reported, citing the Turkish club on Monday.

“Negotiations are continuing between our club and UEFA regarding the country where the match will be played,” Beşiktaş said in a statement.

The meeting between the two clubs was considered to have a high risk for provocative actions, with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan stepping up his verbal attacks on Israeli leaders since the start of the war in Gaza. Anti-Israel demonstrations, encouraged by the Turkish government, have been taking place across the country for more than a year.

Last year, Israel advised its nationals and diplomats in Turkey to leave the country.

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