Activists at the PUMA “flagship” store in Carnaby Street met a stream of mostly young people, many of whom were foreign tourists.  The six placards helped attract attention and the banner even more so. One passer-by took a photo of the banner, telling us that he was a board member of the French sports equipment …

Nir Hasson of Haaretz reports the following repression by israeli authorities. Israeli police shut down a soccer tournament in East Jerusalem on Friday, claiming that it was organized by the Palestinian Authority. The tournament was taking place in the Beit Safafa neighborhood. According to an order Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan, the event was marking Palestinian Prisoners’ …

Mondoweiss published the floowing Press Release from Manchester Palestine Action. https://mondoweiss.net/2019/04/protesters-sponsorship-association/.   Manchester Palestine Action took action Sunday at the Puma department of Sports Direct to call for a global boycott of Puma for sponsoring the Israeli Football Association (IFA). Global sportswear manufacturer Puma is involved in violations of international law and human rights. Puma is …

Today, 6 April 2019, RCIR joins PSC and PACBI to launch the international campaign to boycott Puma until Puma stops sponsorship of the Israeli Football Association. This follows the call by over 200 Palestinian sports clubs to Puma to ditch its support for the Israeli Football Association. The a call which has been rejected. The …

On the launch of the Boycott Puma campaign Al Jazeera has posted the following article by international Palestinian footballer Mahmoud Sarsak. Ten years ago, I was a professional football player and a member of the Palestinian national football team at the peak of my career. But on July 22, 2009, Israeli soldiers arrested me while crossing from …

In our letter to FIFA on 6 March 2018 we noted that the import of artificial pitch material had been delayed by Israeli authorities by over nine months, finally being received by the Palestinian FA on 27 December 2017. We are reliably informed that now the Israeli authorities have to date refused to admit the …

Players came off the field retching and five were taken to hospital for treatment after Israelis fired tear gas into the Al Khader Stadium in Bethlehem during an evening game.  Gas enveloped the field and further play between Al Ebeidiyah and Al Doha was impossible. The attack was totally unprovoked and no excuses were given …

Palestine finished the Group stage of the 2019 Asian Cup in the UAE with a creditable draw against group leaders Jordan but could not make it to the next round as it was not one of the four best placed third teams. Results for Palestine in Group B were: 6 January           Syria  …