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TODAY. Time to ban Israeli sporting teams, just as the world banned South African teams in the 1970s

The Western corporate media has done a terrific job in depicting Israeli hooligans in Amsterdam as victims of anti-semitism . We must hand it to the media for yet again depicting Zionists as the victims.

What happened in Amsterdam has been reported documented and videoed by those on the ground there. A November 8 video report by a 16-year-old who publishes YouTube reports under the moniker “Bender” provided extensive on-the-ground footage of a mob of armed Tel Aviv Maccabi ultras hunting victims, throwing metal poles at police vehicles, threatening journalists, and even being detained after attacking undercover police officers. 

These were Israelis who travelled to Amsterdam ahead of the Uefa Europa League match against Amsterdam club Ajax, and provoked clashes with  pro-Palestinian protesters. Ahead of match on Thursday, fans heading to the Johan Cruyff Arena stadium were seen shouting: “Let the IDF [Israeli army] fuck the Arabs”. After the match ,and later into the night, the Israelis provoked fights with the pro-Palestine youths.

The Gaza known death toll now approaches 44.000 – the media continues to report this as “reported by Hamas” – implying that perhaps we shouldn’t believe that number. In reality, with the unknown bodies beneath the rubble, the number would be much greater.

Yes, Jews have been the victims, over time – with the European pograms, culminating in the holocaust. Like some abused children, the Zionists have grown up to become the abusers, believing in an apartheid system, wherein Jews are the superior beings, and Arabs the inferiors.

In the 1970s and 80’s, the world condemned South Africa’s despicable regime of white superiority, and people in many countries took action, banning South South African goods. Musicians and artists boycotted South Africa, even some banks stopped lending to South Africa. And most painful of all, to the “superior” white South Africans, they were excluded from excluding sporting events, particularly football.

Not that this exclusion put an end to apartheid. Black South Africans, and eventually white ones too, did this. But the movement to end apartheid was greatly helped by international protest and action. The sporting boycott was symbolic of rejection of apartheid.

It is so appropriate, that South Africa is now leading the charge, in international law. South Africa filed 750 pages of “overwhelming” proof that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza to the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands. South Africa got rid of its apartheid policy, and now wants Zionist apartheid to end, too.

I am quite proud that my country, Australia, was prominent and outspoken in its banning of apartheid South Africa from sporting events. Now, Australia is joining 158 other countries in backing UN resolution recognising ‘permanent sovereignty’ of Palestinians.

It’s time to recognise who are the victims of the Zionist regime – and it’s not the Zionists – much as the media portrays them as victims.

Time to exclude Israeli sporting teams.

November 17, 2024 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Uncategorized