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Football Journalist | Editor, writer, talker | Views are my own.
Jan 7 7 tweets 2 min read
“I tweeted Free Palestine. Less than 10 minutes later, I got a call from the NBA commissioner, agents, people in my foundation, and even folks from Texas, telling me to take it down”

NBA star Dwight Howard. Dwight Howard: "But when you're in the NBA, there are a lot of things you want to say, but you know if you say them, there will be repercussions.

You could get into a lot of trouble.”
Dec 1, 2024 4 tweets 2 min read
Ayham Al-Salaymeh will become the youngest person ever to be imprisoned in “Israel”.

His 1-year sentence starts today, 1 December 2024. He's just 14 years old.

If this is not apartheid, I don't know what it is.
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This is Ayham on a final tour in Jerusalem with his father, hours before he was forced to surrender himself to spend a whole year in the occupation’s prisons.

He has also been under house arrest at his family home in occupied East Jerusalem for 18 months
Nov 14, 2024 5 tweets 3 min read
AT LEAST 2 French supporters have been attacked by a mob of Israeli fans inside the Stade de France during the France vs Israel game.

@UEFA this game should have never been allowed to go ahead. You have put the life of fans at risk.
Witnesses say it was 10 Israeli fans against a single French man.
Nov 14, 2024 4 tweets 1 min read
Zionist organisation ‘Betar’ posted pictures of its members walking with sticks in Paris, ahead of tonight’s game between France/Israel.

This game shouldn’t take place.

1. Israel should be banned from football.
2. UEFA can’t currently ensure the safety of Parisians and fans. Image
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Source: journalist shahin_hazamy on Instagram.
Nov 9, 2024 4 tweets 2 min read
Dutch young journalist @OmeBender was reporting on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans when one of them approached him and “warned” to stop filming.

The Israeli fans can be seen in these videos, carrying steel pipes and throwing stones at homes. As @omebender reports, the Israeli fans are seen stealing steel poles from the ground and proceed to terrorise Dutch people who were around (you will notice a few women desperately running away from the scene)
Nov 8, 2024 6 tweets 3 min read
“Sports -tourists” who spent 2 days creating chaos in Amsterdam, stealing and setting Palestinian flags on fire, attacked local taxi drivers, shouted racists chants, refused to hold a minute of silence during the match for Valencia victims…

Yup, very nice “sports-tourists” x.com/leylahamed/sta… x.com/leylahamed/sta…
Nov 7, 2024 5 tweets 3 min read
Last night, hooligans from the Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv marched through the streets of Amsterdam — ahead of the Ajax vs Maccabi match.

They stole Palestinian flags from homes and even set a Palestinian flag on fire. A taxi driver was also reportedly attacked by the mob.
An eyewitness stated: “It all kicked off when they pulled a Palestinian flag off a facade. Then they started provoking and destroyed a taxi driver's car and beat up the driver themselves.”

Some Maccabi fans were seen with metal chains, ready to attack.
Oct 14, 2024 5 tweets 2 min read
“Human animals are not human!!! Monsters ! Let them die a death of suffering!”

This is what Tomer Hemed, former Israeli footballer & current Brighton Academy mentor had to say about Palestinians facing a genocide.

@OfficialBHAFC @kickitout anything to say? Image Brighton’s Academy mentor Tomer Hemed also took pictures with Israeli soldiers who are active in the ongoing ethnic cleansing and mass murder of Palestinians calling them “heroes” Image
Oct 3, 2024 4 tweets 2 min read
“FIFA Disciplinary Committee will be mandated to initiate an investigation into the alleged offence of discrimination raised by Palestine FA”

FIFA has just delayed a decision to ban Israel AGAIN.

We are 1 year into the bombardment & destruction of Gaza. 41,000 + killed.Image Israel is bombing 4-5 countries at the same time, conducting a genocide, outlawing head of UN, skipping justice of ICC.

Further investigations are not needed.

Investigations were not needed at all to expel Russia @FIFAcomImage
Aug 22, 2024 8 tweets 3 min read
URGENT! 🚨

@FIFAcom council could vote in the next 48h whether to ban Israel from international football over its crimes in Palestine and violations of FIFA rules.

It seems like FIFA is aiming for the this meeting to go unnoticed.

Here’s what we can do to keep pushing them👇🏼🧵 Tag @FIFAcom and @UEFAcom.

If FIFA wants to maintain its claim of supporting justice and human rights, it must take serious action against Israel. Here are some talking points (via @Eko_Movement) Image
Jul 10, 2024 4 tweets 2 min read
Israeli airstrikes have killed the young Palestinian runner Wasem Ayman Abu Deeb, member of the Palestinian National Athletics team.

The occupation forces bombed his family home in Khan Younis last night.
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Wasem participated in the 2018 U20 Arab Championship, Jordan.

2018 West Asian Championship, Jordan.

2018 Asian Games, Jakarta.

2021 Arab Men's and Women's Championship, Tunisia.