Liel Abada urged to silence Celtic 'haters' by NOT leaving as Israel boss reignites feud with galled claim

Israel boss Alon Hazan has challenged Liel Abada to stay at Celtic and silence what he claims is an "anti-Semitic" element which exists within a section of the Parkhead fanbase.

In a wide-ranging address he has backed the Israel winger to stop "haters' from winning and confirmed the winger demanded the Celtic board condemn their fans' pro-Palestine displays in recent weeks. And Hazan's claim over anti-Semitism is likely to cause anger among Celtic punters who remain steadfast they are supportive of the current plight of the people of Gaza from a humanitarian standpoint.

Abada is currently sidelined and expected to be out for another couple of months after picking up a thigh injury on international duty in September. The 22-year-old reportedly held meetings with the Parkhead board over the since-banned Green Brigade's banners and chants about the Middle East conflict. Former Celtic star Nir Bitton also vocally expressed his outrage at the supporters' group. And Israel boss Hazan was asked in a homeland interview what advice he would give to Abada and international teammate Shon Weissman, who didn't travel last week to Granada's La Liga match against Osasuna in the Basque country for security reasons.

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He said: "Liel Abada doesn't need me to step into his shoes. He did his military national service to the state and did a fine job. He demanded Celtic's management issue a condemnation against their fans, who are known to be anti-Semitic, even though there were many Israeli players who played for this club.

"Weissman was not afraid to play in Spain, the security forces advised him not to do it. Both of them have to play and be there