Egyptian journalist and television host, Ahmed El-Moslemani, indicated on his TV show that the President of the Jewish community in Italy said the community does not want Egyptian professional footballer,
Mohamed Salah, to play for
A.S. Roma because
he refused to shake hands with Maccabi Tel Aviv players (
Al-Jazirah: Jan. 26, 2015)
أكد مسلماني في برنامجه صوت القاهرة أن "رئيس الطائفة اليهودية في إيطاليا
قال: مش عاوزين نادي روما يتعاقد مع اللاعب المصري العالمي محمد صلاح، لأنه
لم يصافح في لقاء بين بازل ومكابي تل أبيب اللاعبين اليهود".
El-Moslemani has falsely attributed a tweet by the President of
Maccabi Italy to the President of the Jewish community in Italy
According to the following
article, the spokesman for the Jewish community of Rome, Fabio Perugia, stated the community does not interfere with A.S. Roma's player selection process