FIFA: BAN ISRAEL

Israeli forces have decimated Gaza's football fields and killed over 1000 athletes. FIFA is seeking legal advice about whether or not to ban Israel, and the council will vote on August 31.We can get the council to vote YES, if all of us take two actions on social media now.Follow the instructions below -- the more of us that do each of these actions, the greater our chances of getting Israel banned.

Photo of Karam. Karam, a football athlete in Gaza who shared his testimony with us about being shot by Israeli forces while waiting for aid. His hand and foot were injured in the attack. He may never play football again.

1. Watch the videos from Gaza's football community, and tag FIFA council members as well as their clubs in the comments under the videos.  

Share Karam's story and tag FIFA council members

Share Saher's story and tag FIFA council members 

Share Samir's story and tag FIFA council members 

COUNCIL MEMBERS/THEIR CLUBS TO TAG ON INSTAGRAM:

@FIFA @patricetmotsepe @alejandrodominguezws @montaglianiac16 @abouridahany @soniafulford @nachoalonso33 @mdechacusofficiel @amajumelvinpinnick @ishajohansenfcj @yalmisehal @kanya_keomany @federacaobaianafutebol @theafchub @mlsztv @ofcfootball @uefa_official @uafaac @famalaysia @japanfootballassociation @fscg_official @femafoot_officiel


2. Tweet at FIFA council members. Here are the handles in bulk to make it easy for you, but we've also listed them one by one below:

@theafcdotcom @FA @vicmontagliani @agdws @ramonjesurunf @FOUZI_LEKJAA @garciasilvero @msyqatar @fam_malaysia @abouridahany @soniabienaime @solmunoza @WoodJohanna @nachoalonso33 @pinnickamaju @johansenisha @jfa_en @fcf_oficial @femafoot

Use the hashtags #BanIsrael #BanIsraelfromFIFA

Here are some talking points to help you: 

  • I urge you to #banIsraelfromFIFA and stop whitewashing genocide on the global stage.
  • Israeli forces have killed at least 1000 athletes and destroyed all football infrastructure in Gaza including Al-Yarmuk stadium.
  • The Israeli Football Association is complicit in enforcing violent oppression of Palestinians - from blocking their ability to travel to games to failing to address racist chants towards Arabs.
  • The Israeli government’s genocide in Gaza and oppression towards Palestinian football are in violation of FIFA statutes - I urge you to #BanIsrael

Thank you so much! It's important that we contact all the members, and the more people they hear from, the greater our chances of influencing them. Share this page with friends and family! 🍉⚽️


Here is the detailed list of the information above, in case you prefer to contact each member individually:

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