Jerusalem, Israel – E be like say football wey suppose unite people don turn stage for wahala. According to report wey come from the Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF), Israeli football don become tool wey dey glorify violence against Palestinians and even use am for propaganda.
The report wey title ‘How Israeli Football Culture Became a Weapon of Genocide’, talk say sport and politics don fuse together as e show how football dey connected with Israel’s settler colonialism project. Na so Beitar Jerusalem dey shine as di most notorious club, wey never ever sign any Arab player since dem start. And dem fans, La Familia, dey notorious for their chants like ‘Death to Arabs’ and attacks on innocent Palestinians.
No be only Beitar dey cause trouble, Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Tel Aviv no dey far behind. Maccabi dey always glorify soldiers for their stadium, while Hapoel fans dey celebrate soldiers wey dey fight for Gaza like say dem dey win World Cup.
As di wahala dey continue, Na dem Israeli fans dey carry this bad vibe go Europe. Last November, for Europa League match between Ajax and Maccabi Tel Aviv, dem fans carry terror enter Amsterdam. Dem dey harass Arab residents, dey destroy Palestinian flags, and even dey chant say ‘No children left in Gaza’ – talk about adding salt to injury!
HRF don complain to Dutch police about di aggression, but dem case don waka go lost until dem dig old video wey open everybody eye to wetin happen. Similar wahala don even happen for Paris and Brussels, where Beitar supporters don carry their racist mindset go scatter people wey dey protest for Palestinian rights.
But na wetin dey happen for Gaza dey raise serious eyebrows. Pictures wey dey show Israeli soldiers holding football flags in front of bombed houses don dey circulate. Some of these military photos dey call destroyed neighborhoods ‘victories’, as if war na football match.
HRF talk say e no be only about one or two bad apples. Dis wahala dey systemic across different clubs. Fans and soldiers dey use football to turn violence to celebration, no matter wetin happen. All dis no be coincidence, but a clear pattern of blending sport with genocide.
The report dey call for global communities to stop Israel from participating in international sports until dem stop dis madness. Dem dey even link am to di apartheid South Africa wey face serious repercussions for their actions. Dem dey push say, ‘Football and genocide no fit exist together.’
As di world dey watch, dem dey wonder – wetin go come next? With all dis pressure and global outcry, e go be interesting to see how Israel go take respond to this massive backlash wey dey come from sports, culture, and even music. Na wetin e mean to be on dis kind of hot seat!
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