""They took a vote 93pc of delegates who believe that Israel should be kicked out of the football tournament. "So they need to back it up, because clearly the sentiment of all of the FAI members was made clear. "It's really lacking in any backbone and moral principles." "Already, sport and politics mix. The women's team in Israel put on IDF shirts in a propaganda video," she added."
""In 1998, the Irish government refused to let Yugoslavia play in Ireland, as they conducted crimes against humanity in Kosovo. "Under no circumstances should this match go ahead, it's legitimising the Israeli state and it's legitimising the genocide." Councillor Burthchaell also said the boycott has the potential to create an international call to action, similar to the actions of the Dunnes Stores workers who engaged in an anti-apartheid campaign in the 1980s."
Roughly 50 people gathered outside the building in Blanchardstown and handed in a letter calling for a boycott and listing Palestinian sportspeople killed. Ireland is scheduled to play Israel away on 27 September at a neutral venue and at home in Dublin on 4 October. People Before Profit-Solidarity TD Ruth Coppinger urged the FAI to withdraw to avoid normalising Israel's actions, citing a 93% delegate vote to expel Israel and condemning the FAI's lack of backbone. Councillor John Burtchaell referenced the 1998 Yugoslavia precedent and likened a boycott to the Dunnes Stores anti-apartheid actions. Gaza escapee Zak Hania attended the protest.
Read at Irish Independent
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