John,

As the Israeli government starves and bombs millions of people in Gaza, its football team is gearing up to qualify for the World Cup!

But support for banning Israel among the soccer community is gathering steam -- the Italian Football Coaches Association is demanding Israel be kicked out of international football and the UEFA's president even said Israel's participation is ‘a valid question.’

UEFA could ban Israel -- but only if key football federations like Italy, Ireland, and Spain demand it.

Time is of the essence -- Israel will play Italy next week and more than ever we must raise an outcry to force UEFA to act.

Tell the Italian, Spanish, and Irish football federations: demand Israel’s suspension from UEFA.

We know UEFA can suspend Israel -- just as it suspended Russia in 2022 just 4 days after the invasion of Ukraine. But so far international football has treated Israel much like our governments have: with a shameful double-standard. 

UEFA's president argues that it's not fair to punish athletes, and that banning Israel from football won't change anything. The reality is that by including and welcoming Israel on the international stage, we are validating its war crimes and crimes against humanity. We are signaling that governments may starve and bomb a people into obliteration without any consequences. 

Israel has killed 808 athletes in Gaza, 421 of them were football players. And it's targeting and killing journalists one by one in a chilling attempt to stop us from witnessing the extent of its brutality. 

We can help protect people in Gaza and the West Bank, but it requires us to not give up hope and pull every lever available to us. By mobilizing the most popular sports community in the world, we can make a difference. 

Tell the Italian, Spanish, and Irish football federations: demand Israel’s suspension from UEFA.