Russia’s sports teams were banned from international competitions soon
after its invasion of Ukraine.

But as the Israeli military destroys over half of Gaza and is set to
invade over a million sheltering in Rafah, its sports teams play on.

Call for the ban of Israel’s sports teams from international competition
now.

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John,

Israel’s military is gearing up to invade Rafah where more than half of
Gaza’s 2.3 million people are sheltering.

Despite the ongoing genocide, Israel’s sports teams continue to compete
internationally.

Russia faced immediate bans from all international sports following its
invasion of Ukraine. Israel should be held to the same standard.

Israel's football team is set to compete in major European matches in
weeks and with the Olympics coming up in July, now is the time for
sporting federations to join international committees and add the needed
pressure to stop Israel’s violence.

[ [link removed] ]Call on the Olympics, all major football federations, and other sports
to ban Israel until it stops the genocide of Palestinians.

The Olympics spirit is meant "to build a peaceful and better world..."

Yet, the Olympics, and all other sporting federations, continues to allow
a country which has undermined these principles to compete – Israel has
killed more than 30,000 Palestinians in Gaza since October, including
1,000 athletes. This includes Abu al-Abed, Palestine’s Olympic Football
coach.

This is why over 300 sports teams in Palestine have joined in this call.
Let's stand with them and show overwhelming global support to ban Israel
from these games.

[ [link removed] ]Call on the International Olympic Committee, FIFA, and UEFA to ban
Israel from competition now.

After Israel's 9-day siege on Gaza in 2021, 140,000 Ekō members like you
called one of the world’s biggest sports brands, PUMA, to drop its
sponsorship of the Israel Football Association. We met with PUMA’s CEO to
deliver our message. And thanks to our collective pressure, and the
tireless work of Palestinian solidarity activists over the years, PUMA
quietly ended its relationship with Israel’s Football Federation last
year, months after Israel’s current invasion.

So we know we can use sports to push for change in Israel, but only if we
speak out now. 



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Thanks for all that you do,
Angus, Rewan, Nish, Eoin, and the team at Ekō


More information:

[ [link removed] ]Palestine Olympic Football Team Coach Killed by Israel in Gaza – Over
1,000 Athletes Killed so far
Palestine Chronicles. 7 January 2024.
 
[ [link removed] ]These are the sports that Russia has been suspended from
CNN. 7 March 2022.
 
[ [link removed] ]Israel Not Complying with World Court Order in Genocide Case
Human Rights Watch. 26 February 2024.
 
[ [link removed] ]Israel is deliberately starving Palestinians, UN rights expert says
The Guardian. 27 February 2024.

 

 

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