(NL Times) Dutch footballer Anwar El Ghazi has filed a lawsuit to challenge his dismissal by Mainz 05, German media BILD and Allgemeine Zeitung reported. The German club recently terminated the Dutch striker’s contract after he posted pro-Palestinian statements on Instagram.
Mainz 05 suspended El Ghazi after his statement showing support for the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip under severe attack from the Israeli army. “When one side cuts off water, food, and electricity on another, then it’s not war,” El Ghazi wrote on Instagram. “When social media is censoring the content of one side and not the other, then it’s not war. This isn’t a conflict, and it’s not war. This is genocide and mass destruction, and we’re witnessing it happen live.”
