Sarah_Solidarity

I've had a label attached to my account. Presume this is because I'm critical of the genocidal Israeli regime.

Irish Sport for Palestine extends solidarity and support to Joanna Byrne co chairperson of Drogheda United FC in the face of personal and political attacks from the Trivela Group on her position in the club. #showisraeltheredcard

“FIFA can’t solve geopolitical conflicts, but we are committed to using the power of football and the FIFA World Cup to build bridges and promote peace — as our thoughts are with those who are suffering as a consequence of the ongoing wars.” FIFA is fond of saying that it can’t resolve conflicts, but fails to acknowledge that it is prohibited from promoting, contributing to, or supporting them. Which it is currently doing. FIFA’s Governance, Audit and Compliance Committee concluded that “the final legal status of the West Bank remains an unresolved and highly complex matter,” despite the International Court of Justice ruling that Israel’s occupation of the West Bank is unlawful under international law, its settlement regime violates the Fourth Geneva Convention, and its laws and policies constitute racial segregation in breach of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination — the very prohibition FIFA’s own statutes require it to uphold. FIFA also formally partnered with Trump’s Board of Peace, the mechanism created to implement a Gaza reconstruction plan that is widely condemned as a blueprint for the forced displacement of Palestinians. Forcible transfer of a civilian population is a war crime under Articles 45 and 49 of the Fourth Geneva Convention, and a crime against humanity under the Rome Statute. That same partner — the Trump administration — launched military strikes on Iran in violation of the UN Charter’s prohibition on the use of force. Hundreds of civilians have been killed, including children. Many of whom, no doubt, played football. I doubt FIFA’s thoughts will be much comfort. FIFA’s own statutes require it to remain free of government interference and to uphold human rights. Infantino wearing a Trump campaign hat at the Board of Peace’s inaugural meeting, while gifting its architect a FIFA Peace Prize, is not neutrality. It is institutional endorsement of conduct that international law unambiguously prohibits. FIFA says it can’t solve geopolitical conflicts. That is correct. But it is actively promoting them, contributing to them, and lending them its institutional legitimacy. That is not bridge-building. It’s blowing them up.

Following complaints from the Palestine FA, FIFA fail to ban Israel, but instead impose half baked punishments such as a fine and the requirement to display a banner saying, 'football unites.' An absolute disgrace from the corrupt FIFA inside.fifa.com/legal/judicial…

@TadhgHickey Wow. It just “landed” near me purely by chance. Not a targeted attack that nearly killed me. I mean this is shite even by BBC standards.

Fucking BBC cowards

@SweeneySteve Full solidarity, brother. The cowards who write this dross aren't fit to claim they work in the same profession as you

Finally, this is the organisation that gave FIFA Peace Prize to Trump - an agent orange, who has more say in FIFA policy towards Israel than Infantino would ever admit. Accused war criminals of feather...

The systematic institutional policy is to ignore Palestinians, ignore the rights that their football association has in FIFA Statutes, discriminate against them, all to shield Israel from accountability for multiple breaches of FIFA Statutes.

FIFA Statutes have a clear formula to resolve this issue. UN human rights experts, Human Rights Watch, Amnesty Int., and many others have written to FIFA warning that it is contributing to serious human rights violation by inclusion of illegal settlement clubs into its structures

This is precisely why Infantino and Ceferin were accused of assisting in war crimes and crimes against humanity before the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court. The matter is dragging in FIFA since 2013. They give a different excuse each time to avoid making decision

It is very clear legal matter: all international legal norms and binding UN SC Res. clearly define West Bank as belonging to Palestine. They also clearly indicate Israel is illegal occupier and needs to dismantle and evacuate settlements asap. But it's a "complex matter" for FIFA

In breach of its of Statutes, FIFA declines to remove Israeli settlement clubs from it's structures saying that it is a very difficult matter of public international law to decide whom does a territory of the West Bank belong to: Palestine or Israel.

FIFA is literally reshaping the narrative around the West Bank, calling it “complex” and “disputed” to slowly normalise what might come next: more annexation of Palestinian land. No wonder the presidents of FIFA and UEFA have been accused for complicity in war crimes…

@CraigMokhiber It beggars belief that UEFAs grotesquely offensive masquerade as a benevolent body for tax purposes continues to be upheld.....

In a scandalous development today, Swiss lawmakers in the canton of Vaud rejected a resolution that would have held UEFA accountable for its complicity in Israeli regime crimes. In a vote of 53-74, the canton allowed tax credits to UEFA to continue, despite the organization’s ongoing association with the regime’s crimes. While this is devastating for the victims and survivors of Israel’s crimes, it is also a blow to the reputation of European football, and another stain on Switzerland’s international reputation. In the past two years, Switzerland, which is the depositary of the Geneva Conventions, and host of the UN human rights office, and claims a history of neutrality, has suffered a number of serious blows to its reputation due to its ongoing relationship with the Israeli regime and its repression of human rights defenders speaking out against the regime’s crimes. The government notoriously refused to convene the meeting of parties to the Geneva Conventions requested by the UN General Assembly in 2024 to hold Israel accountable, it arrested without cause the prominent journalist and human rights defender Ali Abunimah in an effort to silence him, it cracked down on peaceful student protestors for speaking out against the genocide, and it has continued trade and security relations with the regime, despite ICJ findings that such activities by third states should end. Today’s vote adds to the catalogue of recent failures by Switzerland to uphold international law. #Shame

Our fury should be directed at those who have wiped Gaza from the face of the earth and cooked toddlers alive in its ruins. Not musicians chanting their justified anger at this.

The Swiss canton of Vaud, which hosts the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), and which grants millions of dollars in tax credits to UEFA despite UEFA’s complicity in Israeli apartheid and genocide, it’s detention and murder of Palestinian footballers, it’s destruction of their sports facilities, and its fielding of teams in illegal settlements, is voting today on whether to remove UEFA’s tax exemption on these grounds. In the face of enormous public support to end the complicity, Israel proxy groups have mobilized massive pressure to prevent the move. Swiss lawmakers must not miss this opportunity to end Swiss complicity in Israeli crimes. UEFA rules do not allow play on a muddy pitch. They must not allow it on a bloody pitch either. #GameOverIsrael

A message to the presidents of the International Olympic Committee, FIFA, and UEFA.. Following the Palestinian sports delegation’s hearing at the Italian Parliament in Rome, the Chair of the Human Rights Committee sent a formal letter to the IOC, FIFA, UEFA, and the IPC urging them to address the violations of the Olympic Charter, FIFA statutes, and the fundamental rights of Palestinian athletes raised during the session. We appreciate this important step and the support shown in upholding the principles of justice, equality, and accountability in international sport. Here is the full text of the letter: Hon. Laura Boldrini Chair of the Standing Committee on Human Rights To Mrs. Kirsty Coventry, President, IOC To Mr. Gianni Infantino, President, FIFA To Mr. Aleksander Čeferin, President, UEFA Dear Mrs. Coventry, Mr. Infantino, and Mr. Čeferin, On Thursday, 12 February 2026, the Standing Committee of the Italian Chamber of Deputies on Human Rights, which I chair, held a hearing with Jibril Rajoub, President of the Palestinian National Olympic Committee, an organization officially recognized by the International Olympic Committee since 1993. President Rajoub was accompanied by Valerie Tarazi, swimmer and member of the Palestinian National Olympic Team; Dima Said, spokesperson for the Palestinian Football Association and former captain of the national team; and Ihab Abu Jazar, head coach of the Palestinian men’s national football team. During the hearing, the report “The Impact of Israeli Aggression on the Palestinian Sports Sector” (attached to this letter) was presented. The report documents in detail the total denial of the right to sport for Palestinians. It shows that, after more than two years of Israeli bombardment in Gaza and following the violence carried out by settlers and the IDF in the West Bank, 684 athletes belonging to 34 Palestinian sports federations and institutions have been killed – and thousands more injured. Stadiums and sports infrastructures of every discipline have been irreparably damaged or destroyed, resulting in losses amounting to millions of dollars, and reconstruction will require many years. During the hearing, it was also mentioned that at least nine football clubs participating in the Israeli league – supported by FIFA and UEFA – are based in Israeli settlements in the West Bank, which are recognized as illegal under international law by the United Nations. In these locations, the Israeli Football Association and the Israeli Olympic Committee organize official sporting competitions. 2 It was further noted that the freedom of movement of Palestinian athletes is severely restricted due to limitations imposed by the Israeli authorities. As a result, they are unable to train or compete outside the territory where they reside, nor are they able to host sporting events in their own territory, highlighting an intolerable disparity of treatment. The Olympic Charter defines the practice of sport as a fundamental human right. Today, the exercise of this right is denied to Palestinians due to the clear and widely recognized responsibility of the Government of the State of Israel, which is itself a member of the International Olympic Committee. The seven “Fundamental Principles of Olympism”, which open the Olympic Charter, are explicit: belonging to the Olympic Movement requires respect for the Charter, whose values are clearly defined. These include respect for internationally recognized human rights and fundamental universal ethical principles, the promotion of a peaceful society, the preservation of human dignity, and the enjoyment of rights and freedoms without discrimination of any kind based on race, colour, sex, sexual orientation, language, religion, political opinion, social origin, property, birth, or other status. The Olympic Charter also reiterates that every individual must have the possibility to practice sport without discrimination of any kind, in full respect of internationally recognized human rights. Similar principles are enshrined in the statutes of FIFA and UEFA. In the past, for the open violation of these same principles, several countries have been suspended by the International Olympic Committee – for example apartheid-era South Africa and, more recently, Russia following its aggression against Ukraine. In my capacity as Chair of the Standing Committee of the Italian Chamber of Deputies on Human Rights, I therefore call upon you, Presidents of the IOC, FIFA and UEFA, to make every effort – within your respective competencies – to ensure that the Government of Israel brings an end to its policy of destroying every aspect of Palestinian life, including sport. I also urge you to assess whether, on the basis of the facts outlined above and documented by the Palestinian Olympic Committee, sanctioning measures similar to those applied to other countries should be considered with regard to the State of Israel. I look forward to your kind reply. Sincerely, Hon. Laura Boldrini Rome, March 10, 2026

@relish_hendy Sending hugs for tomorrow 🌻🌼🌹xxxx

Tomorrow is my first ever Mothers Day without my own Mom. Thoughts with anyone else gearing up to get through tomorrow. 🥺 I don’t resent others celebrating- it genuinely makes me happy to see and hear about. We had 45 years. But my goodness we packed a lot in! I love you Mom

At what point do mass media call Israeli settlers doing this, 'terrorists'?