On 5th June, 2018, Israeli fans were “stunned” when the Argentine national football team cancelled their game with Israel due four days later. The game had been highly anticipated in Israel with tickets selling out in 20 minutes. Netanyahu pleaded in vain with Buenos Aires, then blamed unspecified “terrorism” from “anti-Semitic elements” for forcing the…
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The Israeli national team had been invited to join the Amputee Football International Tournament, taking place in Scotland on November 11th-13th, with teams from Belgium and Ireland also represented. Israel has an atrocious track record of maiming and brutally injuring Palestinians, including the deliberate sniper targeting of kneecaps during the 2021 March of Return…
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Scottish media are reporting that the National Trust for Scotland has closed an exhibit at the The Battle of Bannockburn Visitor Centre of work by young people expressing sympathy for the plight of the Palestinian people. NTS censorship of the testimonies is reported to have been based on some complaints against the airing of views…
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“Israel has remained at or near the very bottom of every NBI poll. It is excluded to spare it the ignominy, to avoid rubbing its Jewish supremacist nose publicly and repeatedly in such painful international opinion. This unchanging reality should frame the BDS campaigning of every supporter of Palestinian freedom. It explains why juries -…
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The Herald 17 August 2018 SCOTTISH football’s governing body has rejected calls for the national team to boycott forthcoming matches against Israel. Nearly 3000 have backed a campaign to have Scotland withdraw from fixtures against Israel away on October 11 and at home on November 20 in the inaugural Uefa Nations League. A petition launched…
Tonight (Fri June 8) at 7.30pm UK timeon https://www.facebook.com/scottishpscArgentine BDS activist David Comedi will discuss the decision by the Argentine national football team to cancel their game in occupied Jerusalem tomorrow.1. What were the main factors contributing to the Argentina national team decision to cancel the game in Israel?3. The game was arranged well in…
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