{"id":291987,"date":"2023-10-11T16:43:40","date_gmt":"2023-10-11T16:43:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=291987"},"modified":"2023-10-11T16:43:40","modified_gmt":"2023-10-11T16:43:40","slug":"elneny-changes-instagram-profile-picture-to-palestinian-flag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/elneny-changes-instagram-profile-picture-to-palestinian-flag\/","title":{"rendered":"Elneny changes Instagram profile picture to Palestinian flag"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Arsenal midfielder Mohamed Elneny appears to show his support for Palestine in their ongoing conflict with Israel as the Egyptian changes his Instagram profile picture to their flag<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Elneny has changed his profile picture on Instagram to the Palestinian flag<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>It comes days after team-mate Oleksandr Zinchenko posted support for Israel\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Arsenal previously spoke to Elneny after a pro-Palestine post back in 2021<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Mohamed Elneny has appeared to show his support for Palestine as the Egyptian midfielder has changed his Instagram profile picture to their flag.<\/p>\n<p>It comes after Hamas\u00a0launched rocket strikes on Israel and invaded parts of the country, killing civilians and kidnapping others with swift retaliation later following.<\/p>\n<p>Elneny&#8217;s chance on his profile comes just days after team-mate Oleksandr Zinchenko\u00a0decided to restrict his Instagram profile from the public after being targeted by online social media trolls after posting that he &#8216;stands with Israel&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Eygptian international Elneny, 31, previously posted a message of support for Palestine back in 2021, tweeting: &#8216;My heart and my soul and my support for you Palestine,&#8217;\u00a0followed by a picture of the Palestine flag and a peace emoji.<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal confirmed at the time they had spoke to Elneny about the &#8216;wider implications&#8217; of his pro-Palestinian social media post which provoked concern from\u00a0 club sponsor Lavazza.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/11\/13\/76425515-0-image-a-38_1697025908823.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Mohamed Elneny&#8217;s Instagram account now has a Palestinian flag as the profile picture\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>They told Sky Sports News at the time: &#8216;As with any employees of Arsenal, our players are entitled to express their views on their own platforms.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;That said we have spoken to Mo about this so he understands the wider implications of his post.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;As a club we are committed to confronting and eliminating all forms of discrimination and continue to champion the need for equality and diversity across all areas of life.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>According to the Jewish Chronicle, the post provoked anger from Arsenal&#8217;s Jewish fans because it included an image called &#8216;Palestine Lives Matter&#8217;, which featured an outline of Israel filled with pro-Palestine images.<\/p>\n<p>More to follow&#8230;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12618881\/Arsenal-midfielder-Mohamed-Elneny-appears-support-Palestine-Egyptian-changes-Instagram-profile-picture-flag.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Arsenal midfielder Mohamed Elneny appears to show his support for Palestine in their ongoing conflict with Israel as the Egyptian changes his Instagram profile picture <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/elneny-changes-instagram-profile-picture-to-palestinian-flag\/\" title=\"Elneny changes Instagram profile picture to Palestinian flag\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":291986,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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