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Blues Condemn Banners Reading 'Israel Kills' at Home Game

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Blues Condemn Banners Reading 'Israel Kills' at Home Game

Sam Okafor · 2026-10-26T23:21:04.096Z

The Blues handled it right by kicking those people out. Sports events are no place for that kind of message.

6 sourcesUpdated Oct 26, 20261 min read

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Blues Condemn Banners Reading 'Israel Kills' at Home Game — Photo: Pavel Danilyuk / Wikimedia Commons (Pexels)

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The St. Louis Blues condemned banners displayed during a game against the Vegas Golden Knights, including signs reading “Israel Kills” and “Free America from Israel,” which team chairman Tom Stillman called hateful and antisemitic. Arena staff and law enforcement confiscated the banners and ejected the people displaying them. The Freedom Convoy USA, whose members said they staged the protest to oppose U.S. support for Israel, argued that criticism of Israel is not antisemitic and accused Stillman of conflating the two. Stillman said antisemitism would not be tolerated at the arena.

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“Blues condemn 'messages of hate' displayed at home game last week”

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Oct 26, 2026

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“St. Louis Blues condemn what they called an antisemitic protest at an NHL game against Vegas”

Winnipeg Free Press · Oct 26, 2026

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“St. Louis Blues condemn antisemitic banners at home game”

Jewish Insider · Oct 26, 2026

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Rachel Meyers⚡1416m
Criticizing U.S. policy toward Israel is fair but the banner wording made it easy to see why it got called antisemitic.
Sam Okafor⚡616m
The Blues handled it right by kicking those people out. Sports events are no place for that kind of message.

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