"Paul Pogba and Hakim Ziyech join letter saying that venues should not welcome a regime that commits genocide'. Dozens of athletes have joined rights groups in calling for the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) to suspend Israel due to rights abuses against Palestinians. In a letter delivered to UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin on Tuesday, Athletes for Peace, a group that includes more than 70 sports professionals, backed a call for the governing body to sever ties with the Israel Football Association (IFA)."
"No shared venue, stage, or arena in international civil society should welcome a regime that commits genocide, apartheid, and other crimes against humanity, the letter, penned by Game Over Israel, read. Israel's continued impunity for such crimes will only be ended by the weight of collective conscientious action, including measures to block their entry to sporting or cultural events and activities."
"The athletes who endorsed the call include French World Cup winner Paul Pogba, Dutch forward Anwar El Ghazi, Moroccan player Hakim Ziyech and Spanish winger Adama Traore. Human rights advocacy groups, including the Hind Rajab Foundation and the Gaza Tribunal, also signed the letter. The petition marks a continuation of a campaign demanding that UEFA ban Israel from its events, citing atrocities committed during its war on Gaza."
Athletes and human rights groups called on UEFA to suspend Israel and sever ties with the Israel Football Association over rights abuses against Palestinians. More than 70 sports professionals in Athletes for Peace backed a letter delivered to UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin urging a ban on shared venues for a regime accused of genocide, apartheid and crimes against humanity. Signatories include Paul Pogba, Hakim Ziyech, Anwar El Ghazi and Adama Traore. Human-rights organizations such as the Hind Rajab Foundation and the Gaza Tribunal also signed. The campaign follows support from the Turkish Football Federation president and a Football Association of Ireland resolution. Rights groups and UN investigators have described Israel's Gaza offensive as genocide, citing tens of thousands of Palestinian deaths, including hundreds of footballers.
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