Israel’s shameful hosting of the UEFA under-21 men’s football finals, due to conclude when defending champions Spain face five-time champions Italy on Tuesday June 18, has elicited a range of protests from Israelis and Palestinians.
June 2013
Red Card Israeli Racism is receiving a huge boost thanks to the inspiring presence in the UK of Palestinian footballer Mahmoud Sarsak, former political prisoner and hunger striker.
This is a rendering of the popular UEFA anthem “Nessun Dorma” from Puccini’s opera Turandot, specially-adapted for the protest in support of Palestinian rights on June 24 2013 outside Grosvenor House, London, during the UEFA Congress held there. The words are by Sue Blackwell, the singers are Deborah Fink, soprano, and Willem Meijs, baritone. Piano …
In the autumn of 2011 Philosophy met Honey Thalijeh, then captain of the Palestine Women’s Football team. Honey told us the story of football in her country and we made a promise. That for Euro 2013, the Under 21s tournament hosted by Israel, we would visit Palestine to make a film and help tell the …