Ireland players wear black armbands and refrain from handshakes in soccer game against Israel
https://apnews.com/article/israel-ireland-armbands-handshakes-protest-gaza-40044044e1d9b9f17c28c2a94fe76770?utm_campaign=TrueAnthem&utm_medium=AP&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwdGRjcAUmqj1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBwZG9mAXNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHrBwy6JbfRiAIcaDU98ZIIaEBOUi51PhrAyxxILtAOBxQ46RurMmNEk35Dqv_aem_Cs5yk_-XYcYSu34vJMlpqw
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From the article:
There were no handshakes between Ireland and Israel players before their contentious Nations League match on Sunday, with the Irish team wearing black armbands for its 3-0 victory.
The game faced bitter opposition in Ireland over Israel’s actions in Gaza with the players coming under huge pressure to boycott two matches against Israel.
Reserve goalkeeper Gavin Bazuno decided Saturday to leave the squad for both games because of what he said was his “personal belief that the killing of innocent people is wrong.”
The Irish players looked down at the grass with their heads bowed and hands behind their backs during the playing of the Israeli national anthem, and Irish captain Dara O’Shea approached the center of the field for the pre-match talk with his hands still firmly clasped behind his back.
O’Shea shook hands with the referee and his assistants but there was no attempt to shake the hand of Israel captain Manor Solomon.
Refusing to shake hands with some random footy player because “killing of innocent people is wrong” is funny given what Ireland did in past.
Edit: For people unaware, Ireland send condolences to Germany after Hitler did himself.
That goalkeeper really put his money where his mouth is by skipping those games entirely
Performative losers.
What about shaking hands with the Arab players on the team?
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They better be ready for the Mossad psyops and actions that will come their way
Yes that’ll teach israel /s
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Good thing Ireland has never done anything wrong in their history, I’m sure the informants that were killed during the fighting for independence were given fair trials, and some weren’t killed to settle old scores.
Dont worry. Theyll give high fives to the Russian team in the next match.
They’re playing in Hungary by the way. Not exactly a country with great human rights either
The Irish are absolutely ideologized. Awful.
If you think that’s bad you should see what Israel are doing to the Palestinians.
They should wear the armbands for the government still shipping aluminum to Russia as well. I can’t get my head around how they allow that
What do the players have to do with it?
Does their soccer club support the government?