Hawzah News Agency- Following Mohamed Salah’s criticism of UEFA over the censorship of news regarding the killing of Palestinian footballer Suleiman al-Obeid, a massive wave of calls has emerged across Europe demanding Israel’s suspension from football.
The campaign to suspend Israeli football has now reached 112 million supporters. Last week, the UN Special Rapporteur, along with Manchester United and Liverpool fans, also called for Israel to be banned.
the Italian Football Coaches Association, in a letter, called for the suspension of the Zionist regime from FIFA and UEFA competitions.
Ahead of Italy’s crucial World Cup qualifiers against Israel in the next two months, the AIAC says “Israel must stop. Football must also take action''.
The AIAC has written a formal letter to the Italian football federation, to be forwarded to European and world football’s governing bodies, calling for Israel to be suspended.
“The AIAC Board of Directors unanimously believes that, given the daily massacres, which have also resulted in hundreds of deaths among managers, coaches, and athletes … it is legitimate, necessary, indeed a duty, to place at the centre of federation talks the request, to be submitted to UEFA and FIFA, for the temporary exclusion of Israel from sporting competitions'', the letter concludes.
“Because the pain of the past cannot cloud anyone’s conscience and humanity''.
Italy is set to play Israel on neutral turf in Debrecen, Hungary on September 8, before hosting the return match in Udine on October 14.
“The world is in flames. Many people like the Palestinians are suffering'', AIAC vice president Francesco Perondi said. “Indifference is unacceptable''.
German tabloid Bild recently reported that Bundesliga 2 football side Fortuna Dusseldorf pulled out of signing Israel international striker Shon Weissman in response to fan anger about his social media posts on the Gaza war.
Source: AL JAZEERA
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