Sports boycott

Global campaign demands banning Israel from the 2024 Paris Olympics

Tuesday-23-July-2024

A global campaign has been launched to ban Israel from participating in the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, due to the genocidal war it has been waging in the Gaza Strip since October 7 last year.

Israeli athletes in the Paris Olympics 2024

Tuesday-23-July-2024

The Palestinian Football Association: Israel’s participation in the Copa América “Unethical”

Wednesday-17-July-2024

The Palestinian Football Association condemned the agreement between CONMEBOL (the South American Football Confederation) and the Israeli Football Association, which allows the Israeli football team to participate in the Copa América tournament.

Euro-Med demands holding Israel accountable for its crimes against Palestinian athletes

Saturday-18-May-2024

The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor called on the International Olympic Committee and the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) to take serious measures against Israel.

Iraqi fencing team refuses to face Israeli players in int’l event

Monday-22-May-2023

Iraq’s national fencing team withdrew on Friday from the World Fencing Championship taking place in the Turkish city of Istanbul after knowing that its members would have to face Israeli fencers.

Qatari group slams Israeli participation in sports event in Doha

Tuesday-18-April-2023

A prominent Qatari pro-Palestine group has issued a statement condemning the participation of 17 Israeli athletes at this year’s World Judo Championship slated to take place in Doha next May.

Abu Marzouk lauds Arab and Islamic boycott of Israel in sports events

Saturday-1-April-2023

Member of Hamas’s political bureau Mousa Abu Marzouk has applauded some Arab and Muslim countries and athletes for boycotting Israel during sports events affirming that such behavior proves that the Muslim nation is still loyal to the Palestinian cause.

Hamas lauds Lebanese tennis player’s refusal to face Israeli rival

Saturday-26-November-2022

The Hamas Movement has applauded the withdrawal of a junior Lebanese table tennis player from the world table tennis tournament in Portugal to avoid facing an opponent from the Israeli occupation state.