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Demand That The UEFA 2013 Under-21 Football/Soccer Tournament NOT Be Held In Israel

Demand That The UEFA 2013 Under-21 Football/Soccer Tournament NOT Be Held In Israel

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This petition has been created by Gildas S. and may not represent the views of the Avaaz community.
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UEFA President Michel Platini, The UEFA Executive Committee, http://www.uefa.com/community/feedback/index.html
UEFA intends to go ahead with its 2013 Under-21 Soccer Tournament in Israel.
http://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-safer-for-young-soccer-players-than-london-peres-tells-european-football-chief/

Israel is in breach of at least 65 United Nations Resolutions, the U.N. Charter, & the Geneva Conventions; has been condemned as an Apartheid State by countless Human Rights organizations & activists, including South Africa's ruling A.N.C.
http://electronicintifada.net/content/israel-more-inhuman-apartheid-south-africa-anc-conference-told/11857
& Bishop Desmond Tutu
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/desmond-tutu/divesting-from-injustice_b_534994.html ;
& allows Racism in Israeli Soccer & other sports to go unchecked
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4300477,00.html
http://www.fightracism.org/en/Article.asp?aid=241

Until Israel rectifies ALL the above breaches of International Laws, Conventions & Standards, UEFA & every other international body should Boycott, Divest from, & Sanction Israel.

NEWS:

03Dec2012: Israeli Measures Fuel International Anti-Israeli Soccer Protests
http://www.albanytribune.com/03122012-israeli-measures-fuel-international-anti-israeli-soccer-protests/

30Nov2012: Footballers condemn plans to hold U21 European championship in Israel: Players from Premier League and other European top flights say tournament will be seen as reward for assault on Gaza.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/nov/30/footballers-u21-european-championship-israel

28Nov2012: Israeli Football Champs, Racists and Hate Mongers (ESPN Video)
http://youtu.be/DKQHhed3djU

26Nov2012: After destroying Paralympic HQ and stadium in Gaza, Israel must not host UEFA tournaments
http://electronicintifada.net/blogs/ali-abunimah/after-destroying-paralympic-hq-and-stadium-gaza-israel-must-not-host-uefa


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