Israel face France in a UEFA Nations League match in Paris on Thursday amid a massive security operation following an attack on Israeli fans in Amsterdam last week.
Paris police chief Laurent Nunez has described the match at the Stade de France in the suburb of Saint-Denis as "high risk" and Israel has advised its fans to avoid it, while authorities fear a repeat of the violence in Amsterdam.
Following a Europa League match between Ajax Amsterdam and Israeli team Maccabi Tel Aviv on 7 November, the latter's fans were chased and beaten in the streets of the Dutch capital, injuring between 20 and 30 people and sparking outrage in many Western capitals.
Amsterdam Mayor Femke Halsema on Tuesday blamed the attacks on a "toxic mix of anti-Semitism and hooliganism".
"Injustices have been committed against Jews in our city, as well as against people from minorities who sympathise with the Palestinians," she said.
There were isolated incidents before the match, including anti-Arab chants by Maccabi fans and the burning of a Palestinian flag in the central Dam Square before Israeli supporters were attacked.
The violence comes amid polarisation in Europe, with anti-Semitic, anti-Israel and Islamophobic acts on the rise since the start of the war between Israel and the Islamist movement Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
Thousands marched in Paris on Wednesday night to protest against an "Israel Forever" event organised by far-right figures.
Demonstrators waved Palestinian flags and lit red flares, AFP pictures showed. There were clashes with police, who fired tear gas, and some demonstrators smashed a restaurant window.
Around 4,000 police and security personnel will be deployed in Paris and around the Stade de France, which hosted athletics and rugby events during the Paris Summer Olympics last summer.
In a rare move, police will be deployed inside the stadium, where civilians are usually assigned to such duties.
An elite force will escort the Israeli team to and from the stadium, and 1,600 civilian security personnel will be deployed during the match.
The security situation has had a significant impact on the number of fans expected to attend the game, with Interior Minister Bruno Rotaut saying on Wednesday that around 13,000 fans will be in the 80,000-seat stadium.
This is less than the 25,000 announced by Sports Minister Gilles Aveiro on Wednesday.
The authorities want to ensure the security of Jewish places of worship in Paris and its suburbs, according to a police memo seen by AFP.
They also fear "gatherings of residents of sensitive neighbourhoods in the vicinity and the commission of offences against the public and/or the disturbance of public order".
Only French and Israeli flags will be allowed in the stadium, with Palestinian flags or "political slogans" banned, according to Laurent Nunez, while a police source confirmed that any other flag will be banned, even the flag of a French region.
"I understand that fans don't want to come. It's their choice. We will fight on the pitch and win this game," said France defender Dayot Upamecano.
"I'm just here to play. I love peace and I hope it will be restored in all countries," added the Bayern Munich player.
French President Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister Michel Barnier will attend the match, along with former presidents François Hollande and Nicolas Sarkozy.
Macron will be there to "send a message of friendship and solidarity after the unacceptable anti-Semitic acts that followed the match in Amsterdam," his entourage said.
Some French lawmakers, including the left-wing France Insoumise party, have called for the match to be postponed or moved to another French city, but the government quickly rejected both proposals.
The Belgian government took a different tack ahead of the Israel game in September, deciding to move the match to Hungary due to security concerns.
Technically, France only need a draw to qualify for the Nations League quarter-finals, as they currently have nine points from four games, one behind leaders Italy, while bottom side Israel are relegated to the second tier after failing to pick up a point so far.
France captain Kylian Mbappe will be absent after being left out of Didier Deschamps' squad for no apparent reason, having missed his country's last two matches last month through injury.
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