‘We have the right to express our feelings’: Palestine embrace Bohemians friendly
League of Ireland club welcome women’s national team over for their first match in Europe which carries great significance
“We have a reason to tell the people that we are human beings,” says Mira Natour, a defender for the Palestine women’s national team, as she reflects on their friendly against Bohemians in Dublin on Wednesday night. “We have rights the same as you, to play, we have the right to express our feelings, we have the right to be recognised by the world. With this event, we’re telling them we exist.”
It will be the first time the Palestine team have played in Europe and their League of Ireland hosts have sold out, with a 4,500 crowd expected at Dalymount Park. Bohemians are fan-owned and their membership’s strong allegiance with the Palestinian cause mirrors a sentiment shared by many in Irish football and the country as a whole.
Palestine flags are often seen at Bohemians matches, and in advance of the 2023 season they released a Palestine-themed away jersey. Palestine Sports For Life, which operates in the occupied West Bank and Gaza, was handed 10% of the proceeds from shirt sales, which went towards a project at the Tulkarm refugee camp in the West Bank. The jersey sold well and tentative conversations with the Palestinian Football Association about a friendly began.
Palestine flags are often seen at Bohemians matches, and in advance of the 2023 season they released a Palestine-themed away jersey. Palestine Sports For Life, which operates in the occupied West Bank and Gaza, was handed 10% of the proceeds from shirt sales, which went towards a project at the Tulkarm refugee camp in the West Bank. The jersey sold well and tentative conversations with the Palestinian Football Association about a friendly began.
McCabe says the the global streaming of the match should serve as “an acknowledgement” of what has happened to the Palestinian people. “These people are deserving of the same rights and dignities as everyone else,” he says.
“You should live a life free of fear and free of persecution and you should have the ability to hope to do what it is you want to do. Being a footballer for so many people, for so many girls and boys, is the dream. The fact that sport has been taken away from so many people in the West Bank is sad.”
Continue reading https://www.theguardian.com/football/article/2024/may/15/palestine-bohemians-friendly-football. Credit : Morgan Ofori.
Latest
“There’s a Palestine that dwells inside all of us, a Palestine that needs to be rescued: a free Palestine where all people regardless of color, religion, or race coexist; a Palestine where the meaning of the word “occupation” is only restricted to what the dictionary says rather than those plenty of meanings and connotations of death, destruction, pain, suffering, deprivation, isolation and restrictions that Israel has injected the word with.”
― Refaat Alareer, Gaza Writes Back
Sangat menarik informasi!Sempurna persis seperti yang saya telusuri!
Saya terkesan dengan situs web ini, amat saya adalah penggemar berat.
Menghargai usaha yang Anda curahkan ke blog Anda dan informasi mendalam yang Anda tawarkan. Sangat bagus menemukan blog sesekali yang tidak berisi informasi lama yang diulang-ulang. Bacaan yang hebat! Saya sudah menandai situs Anda dan menambahkan feed RSS Anda ke akun Google saya.
Bagaimanapun, terima kasih untuk poin yang menonjol ini dan walaupun saya tidak benar-benar setuju sepenuhnya, saya menghormati pandangan.
Bersama dengan hampir semuanya yang mana tampak sedang dibangun sepanjang topik spesifik ini, sebagian besar pandangan Anda cenderung agak menarik. Di sisi lain, saya minta maaf, tetapi saya tidak dapat setuju sepenuhnya pada seluruh strategi Anda, meskipun menggairahkan. Terlihat bagi saya bahwa ulasan Anda tidak benar-benar rasional dan pada kenyataannya Anda diri Anda tidak benar-benar sepenuhnya yakin terhadap argumen tersebut. Dalam hal apa pun saya menikmati membaca.
Saya tidak amat mahir dalam bahasa Inggris tetapi saya memperoleh ini sangat santai untuk dibaca .
I’m very happy to read this. This is the type of manual that needs to be given and not the accidental misinformation that’s at the other blogs. Appreciate your sharing this best doc.
Saya menghargai usaha yang Anda luangkan untuk membuat artikel ini. Konten yang sangat berharga. Terima kasih banyak!
Sangat menarik detail yang Anda utarakan, sangat menghargai telah memposting. “Saya tidak tahu apa yang bisa Anda katakan tentang hari di mana Anda telah melihat empat matahari terbenam yang indah.” oleh John Glenn.
Informasi yang bermanfaat. Saya baru saja mencari informasi seperti ini dan saya gembira menemukannya di sini. Terima kasih telah berbagi!
Isi yang hebat! Gaya penulisan Anda sangat jelas dan mudah dimengerti. Saya pasti akan kembali untuk melihat konten lainnya.
Saya terkesan dengan situs web ini, amat saya adalah penggemar berat.
Terima kasih, saya baru-baru ini mencari informasi sekitar subjek ini cukup lama dan milik Anda adalah yang terbaik yang saya jumpai sejauh ini. Namun, bagaimana dengan kesimpulan? Apakah Anda positif tentang asal tersebut?
Saya mendapatkan info yang bagus dari blog Anda.
Postingan yang sangat baik. Ini jelas disusun dengan baik dan mudah dipahami. Terima kasih telah berbagi pengetahuan ini.
Isi yang luar biasa! Saya akan kembali untuk membaca lebih banyak. Terima kasih atas informasi ini.
Please let me know if you’re looking for a author for your weblog. You have some really great articles and I think I would be a good asset. If you ever want to take some of the load off, I’d love to write some content for your blog in exchange for a link back to mine. Please send me an email if interested. Regards!
Youre so cool! I dont suppose Ive learn anything like this before. So good to find any person with some original ideas on this subject. realy thanks for beginning this up. this web site is one thing that’s wanted on the web, somebody with just a little originality. useful job for bringing something new to the web!
Saya biasanya tidak meninggalkan komentar, tetapi yang satu ini benar-benar layak. Konten yang hebat dan sangat membantu. Terima kasih telah meluangkan waktu untuk menulis ini.
Sangat bersih website, terimakasih untuk posting ini.