German football team Fortuna Dusseldorf announced on Tuesday that they decided against signing Israeli international Shon Weissman after fans protested his social media posts, which advocated for the wiping out of Gaza, Middle East Eye reports.

The second division side said in a short statement on X that they had opted not to sign the 29-year-old and that he would be staying at the Spanish second division side Granada CF.

The decision came a day after Fortuna fans launched an online petition asking the club’s hierarchy not to sign the striker due to his past “controversial comments”.

In October 2023, Weissman is reported to have shared and liked posts calling for Gaza to be “wiped off the map”.

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