Until Monday, El Ghazi had shared on Instagram, among other things, the saying “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free.”
The phrase is also often used by Hamas. What is meant is that Palestine should extend from the Jordan to the Mediterranean, thus denying Israel its right to exist.
“Mainz 05 respects that there are different perspectives on the complex Middle East conflict that has been going on for decades. However, the club clearly distances itself from the content of the post as it does not go hand in hand with the values of our club,” the club said.