Spanish international Lamine Yamal criticised for waving Palestinian flag during bus parade celebrating La Liga title.
Israel’s defence minister has criticised Barcelona’s teenage star Lamine Yamal for waving a Palestinian flag during celebrations of the Spanish league title win, saying the act “incites hate”.
The 18-year-old Yamal waved a large Palestinian flag from an open-top bus during a victory parade by the team through Barcelona on Monday.
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The parade drew about 750,000 people to celebrate the league title clinched the previous day, local authorities said.
“Lamine Yamal chose to incite hate against Israel while our soldiers combat the…
