2026-09-26 20:04 UTC
Respect to Gavin Bazunu - none of the players should have been put in this position and none of them should be vilified for the decision they have been forced to make
This is a failure first of all of UEFA for letting Israel compete in the competition. Having excluded Russia, it is hypocritical to have included Israel
It is a failure of the FAI for failing to represent the views of its members
And a failure of the Irish government for not stepping in to support the FAI in making that decision
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@ccferrie@mastodon.ie 2026-09-26 20:19
There are some parallels with the Eurovision situation. The decision in both cases was to exclude Russia but include Israel, when arguably Israel's crimes are greater. It's hard to know if this a reflection of systemic racism in either organisation - simply that white Ukrainian lives matter more than brown Palestinian lives - or that there are bigger financial stakes in excluding Israel. Or perhaps both. And the response of the Irish government also seems to have a financial motive...