Renowned English broadcaster calls for Israel to be banned from international footballer
London (Quds News Network) – Renowned English sports broadcaster and former footballer Gary Lineker has reposted a statement from a pro-Palestinian campaign calling for Israel to be removed from tournaments until it ends its war crimes and grave violations of international law.
The post – from the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic & Cultural Boycott of Israel – also included a statement from the Palestinian Football Association.
It called on Fifa and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to align with other global sporting bodies by introducing sanctions on Israel for its genocide of the Palestinian people.
The post read: “The Palestinian Football Association calls on @iocmedia, @FIFAcom and all regional and int’l sports bodies to take an urgent stance on Israel’s grave violations of human rights and subject it to legal accountability measures.”
The Palestinian Football Association calls on @iocmedia, @FIFAcom and all regional and int'l sports bodies to take an urgent stance on Israel’s grave violations of human rights and subject it to legal accountability measures. https://t.co/WLgKm4SIKY pic.twitter.com/jpg4JA2rNT
— PACBI – BDS movement (@PACBI) January 13, 2024
The post added that officials and the public should place pressure on FIFA and the IOC to suspend Israel’s membership and ban it from international tournaments and games until it ends its grave violations of international law.
