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Defence Secretary Grant Shapps thinks the decision by the FA not to light up the Wembley stadium in Israeli colours is "extraordinary" because they have supported many countries in the past following terrorist attacks. Mr Shapps also says the FA should think "long and hard" about their decision. Report by Czubalam. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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00:00 - Yes, I think it's extraordinary
00:02 that the Football Association thinks
00:03 they've come to the right decision.
00:05 I was just looking back,
00:06 Wembley Arch was lit up during the French terrorist attacks.
00:11 They lit it up during the Belgium terrorist attacks.
00:14 Those were in 2015 and then 2016.
00:17 During the Turkey terrorist attacks in 2016,
00:20 during Ukraine in 2022,
00:23 during the Christchurch attacks in New Zealand in 2019,
00:27 but they've failed to do it this time.
00:30 And I think they do need to think about
00:33 their level of consistency on this.
00:35 1,300 people, men, women, and children were murdered.
00:40 I've seen the NATO, the evidence,
00:44 these revolting videos of people being beheaded.
00:49 I would have thought the FA need to think
00:51 about this long and hard.

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