“Liel felt unwelcome where he was – there were hostile looks and it’s not nice to feel that.”

Israeli football player Liel Abada has left his club in Scotland  after being treated “disgustingly” by pro-Palestine fans of the team, the Jewish Chronicle reported.

Banners among Celtic supporters which read “Free Palestine” and “Victory to the resistance.”

Avi Luzon, chief of Israeli club Maccabi Petah Tikvah where Liel Abada rose to fame before being transferred  to Celtic Glasgow FC in 2021, said that the fans “left him no choice” but to leave the Glasgow-based football club.

“On a personal level, Liel Abada felt very bad with everything that was happening, including the indignation of the fans on the street towards him — more than once,” Luzon said during an interview with an Israeli sport tv channel.

“Liel felt unwelcome where he was – there were hostile looks and it’s not nice to feel that.”

Banners among Celtic supporters which read “Free Palestine” and “Victory to the resistance” sparked anger in Israel and criticism from former Hoops midfielder Nir Bitton.

The 22-year-old international winger cut short his five-year contract with Celtic and has been acquired by American club Charlotte FC.

Brendan Rodgers, manager of Celtic, said that Abada had not been in the right “frame of mind” since the war in Gaza began, and sat out the Scottish champions’ last five matches.

Abada wrote on Instagram that leaving Celtic “wasn’t in my plans, yet life’s unpredictable turns remind us that we’re not always in control.”

“The past six months have been a personal challenge, yet the overwhelming support from the Gaffer, coaches, and board has been my rock. Their unwavering faith during these times won’t be forgotten but cherished forever.”