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To: David Courell, Interim FAI CEO
Join the call to suspend Israel from FIFA and UEFA
Join the call to suspend Israel from FIFA and UEFA. The Palestinian Football Association has called on UEFA to suspend Israel from international competition and are asking other FAs to join them. Ireland should join them immediately.
Why is this important?
Football unites us all. No matter who we are or where we come from, our beautiful game is for everyone, right across the world.
While hundreds of thousands of Palestinians are under brutal attack by the IDF, Israel is allowed to continue to compete in football competitions.
Israeli players are not neutral - joining the Israeli army is mandatory in order to become a football player in the national team, and Israeli players have proudly posted comments on social media such as “Why haven’t 200 tonnes of bombs already been dropped on Gaza?” and “We’ll erase Gaza permanently”, with no consequences imposed by the Israeli Football Association. [1]
The chance to compete on the international stage is a privilege that should be reserved for states that do not commit genocide.
We, the undersigned, call on Interim FAI CEO David Courell to give the FAI’s support to the Palestinian Football Association’s call to suspend Israel from FIFA and UEFA.
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