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The Mainz labour court ruled that Anwar El Ghazi’s contract termination by Bundesliga club Mainz in connection with pro-Palestine posts was invalid. Presiding judge Bettina Chaudhry justified the decision saying that there was no breach of duty that would make it necessary to terminate the employment relationship without notice. The case started when Mainz suspended El Ghazi over a pro-Palestine post on Instagram, which he later deleted, after the October 7 attack on Israel by militant group Hamas from the Gaza Strip. El Ghazi briefly returned to training after a club statement said he had dis…

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