Fortuna Düsseldorf defends pulling out of buying Israeli player Shon Weissman over his Gaza posts
The chairman of Fortuna Düsseldorf has defended the German club’s decision to pull out of signing Israeli player Shon Weissman after fan backlash over his contentious social media posts about Gaza, and said it’s “absurd” to accuse the second-division team of antisemitism. Düsseldorf announced Tuesday that it would not sign Weissman from Spanish team Granada…