Pitch invasions by French protesters and a “Love Football, Hate Apartheid” action in Ireland last week expressed growing outrage at UEFA’s decision to let Israel host the Under 21 football final in 2013. European football’s governing body has yet to reply to an appeal from Palestinian football clubs in June not to reward Israel for its persistent …
Dear Mr. Platini, The following letter was printed in the UK’s Guardian newspaper on 6 October 2011 and concludes with a specific request to UEFA. The authors are Supporters of the Russell Tribunal on Palestine. Their eminence is recognised worldwide. Israel’s stance in the community of nations Those who lead European football must respond to an appeal …
The Irish Times has published a protest letter challenging UEFA’s decision to let Israel host the Under 21 finals in 2013 Irish Times. The letter (appearing under the headline “Israel to host tournament”), mirrors one published in the UK Guardian a month ago, with the addition of prominent Irish names including that of 1976 Nobel Peace Prizewinner Mairead Maguire. This …
“Sports contact with any country practising apartheid in sports condones and strengthens apartheid” – International Convention Against Apartheid in Sports. J-BIG worked with the Palestinian Boycott National Committee to launch this important new BDS campaign. We urge all supporters to . . . Red Card Israeli Apartheid! ON JUNE 22, UEFA President Michel Platini received …
Mr. Platini, We, Palestinian footballers, athletes and sporting organizations and officials, are dismayed that Israel has been rewarded for its continued impunity and violent oppression of our people with the honour of hosting the UEFA Under-21 tournament in 2013. This decision is a drastic reversal of your brave stand just last year against Israeli attacks …
A modest boycott campaign set up a year ago to challenge the awarding of UEFA’s under 21 football championship in 2013 to Israel, has successfully mobilised high profile support for Palestinian footballer Mahmoud Sarsak, close to death after a long hunger strike in an Israeli jail. Sarsak, 25, has been refusing food for almost three …
Dear Michel Platini, The Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) urges the Union of European Football Association (UEFA) not to hold the UEFA U21 Championship 2013 in Israel. In October 2010 not only did UEFA renew its commitment to anti-racism, you Mr. Platini, earned international recognition, when stating that “We accepted them in Europe and furnished them …
Israel will host the European Under 21 football championship finals in 2013. Israel’s bid was awarded the tournament during the first round of voting by the Uefa Executive Committee in Switzerland on Thursday. One of five candidates bidding to stage the tournament, Israel fought off the challenge of England, Wales, Bulgaria, Czech Republic. The Israel …
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