And the Isreali media will immediately jump on it, citing how the antisemitic Irish team wouldn’t even shake hands with Jews. And the Isreali public will lap it up as usual.
The Isrealis are only too happy, they’ve been trying to goad a reaction, having the team pose with IDF and choreographing photos to show an assault rifle in the foreground
Good for them.
Fair play to them. Fuck that Israeli team
That’s the problem now. This will be spun and spun and spun.
There’s an element of extreme anti Irish sentiment coming from aspects of commentary over there that’s getting to the point it’s basically defamation.
If you read through some of the forums they’re regularly and very unfairly painting Ireland as some antisemitic hellhole. It’s simply not the case, but people will very rightly call out injustice where they see it.
Zero class from the team. A tricky situation for them I know but if they going to play then respect the opposition and shake hands. The level of anti-semitism in this country is scary. WWII was only 80 years ago.
So now we blame sports teams for what there country does ? Better not shake hands with any country then if that’s the standard You’s deranged crackpots want to live in 🤦♂️
Here mods, can we make this culchie club before we get flooded with suspiciously new accounts that comment on r/ireland for only one reason?
Can see one or two in the comments already.
They have made the term anti semitism completely irrelevant which is terrible for any Jewish person who suffers discrimination. But at the end of the day they don’t care. Zionism is just a cult and the ends justify the means.
That’ll show them.
You won’t shake hands with us because we are committing genocide. Therefore you are hateful. Great argument
How the fuck is Isreal contending in a European sporting event? It’s not Eurovision.
Coygig
The anti semitism claims are ironically anti semetic themselves in a sense.
If I was Jewish I wouldn’t want Israel lumping all Jews in with Zionism and that anyone who is anti genocide must somehow be anti Jewish.
This is Israels no.1 tool to get away with everything they have done for decades. They don’t even deny or acknowledge the war most of the time rhey just accuse everyone of anti-Semitism and Ireland have been reasonably vocal opposing their treatment of Palestine they likely see us as a target to be discredited.
Worst is we haven’t even done a whole lot against them except sanctions and everytime their ambassador was summoned to speak about what was happening they would accuse of anti-Semitism again and again and never answer the question it’s absolutely ridiculous people have let this slide for years and it’s only ever made things worse
This behavior by the Irish team is shameful, cowardly, and racist antisemitism. I sincerely hope that Basketball Ireland is sanctioned by the international body for their disgusting and inexcusable actions.
Good.
I’m sympathetic to why they’re doing this but I think that it’s strategically wrong.
No one cares what make believe they subscribe to. “Some” people don’t like israelis due to their attitude, not their religion. I am one of those people
I like how they’re trying to paint it as “the Irish are always anti-Semitic” lol
A bit half-arsed, but a welcome stand all the same.
Hilarious to hear the israeli Nazi’s still name calling.
20 comments
And the Isreali media will immediately jump on it, citing how the antisemitic Irish team wouldn’t even shake hands with Jews. And the Isreali public will lap it up as usual.
The Isrealis are only too happy, they’ve been trying to goad a reaction, having the team pose with IDF and choreographing photos to show an assault rifle in the foreground
Good for them.
Fair play to them. Fuck that Israeli team
That’s the problem now. This will be spun and spun and spun.
There’s an element of extreme anti Irish sentiment coming from aspects of commentary over there that’s getting to the point it’s basically defamation.
If you read through some of the forums they’re regularly and very unfairly painting Ireland as some antisemitic hellhole. It’s simply not the case, but people will very rightly call out injustice where they see it.
Zero class from the team. A tricky situation for them I know but if they going to play then respect the opposition and shake hands. The level of anti-semitism in this country is scary. WWII was only 80 years ago.
So now we blame sports teams for what there country does ? Better not shake hands with any country then if that’s the standard You’s deranged crackpots want to live in 🤦♂️
Here mods, can we make this culchie club before we get flooded with suspiciously new accounts that comment on r/ireland for only one reason?
Can see one or two in the comments already.
They have made the term anti semitism completely irrelevant which is terrible for any Jewish person who suffers discrimination. But at the end of the day they don’t care. Zionism is just a cult and the ends justify the means.
That’ll show them.
You won’t shake hands with us because we are committing genocide. Therefore you are hateful. Great argument
How the fuck is Isreal contending in a European sporting event? It’s not Eurovision.
Coygig
The anti semitism claims are ironically anti semetic themselves in a sense.
If I was Jewish I wouldn’t want Israel lumping all Jews in with Zionism and that anyone who is anti genocide must somehow be anti Jewish.
This is Israels no.1 tool to get away with everything they have done for decades. They don’t even deny or acknowledge the war most of the time rhey just accuse everyone of anti-Semitism and Ireland have been reasonably vocal opposing their treatment of Palestine they likely see us as a target to be discredited.
Worst is we haven’t even done a whole lot against them except sanctions and everytime their ambassador was summoned to speak about what was happening they would accuse of anti-Semitism again and again and never answer the question it’s absolutely ridiculous people have let this slide for years and it’s only ever made things worse
This behavior by the Irish team is shameful, cowardly, and racist antisemitism. I sincerely hope that Basketball Ireland is sanctioned by the international body for their disgusting and inexcusable actions.
Good.
I’m sympathetic to why they’re doing this but I think that it’s strategically wrong.
No one cares what make believe they subscribe to. “Some” people don’t like israelis due to their attitude, not their religion. I am one of those people
I like how they’re trying to paint it as “the Irish are always anti-Semitic” lol
A bit half-arsed, but a welcome stand all the same.
Hilarious to hear the israeli Nazi’s still name calling.