My already busy schedule has gotten even busier in the last weeks, and I could not blog some of the news on time. One is the Israeli players in Turkey. Mr. Jehezkel was deported even before he could realize what was happening. As far as I know, one more Israeli player has lost his job. Commemorating lost ones doesn’t mean supporting the ensuing genocidal revenge. Maybe Mr. Jehezkel is as angry with Netanhayu as with Hamas. We will not know now.
Israeli football players can play in Turkey, but the recent case of Israeli footballer Sagiv Jehezkel has sparked controversy. Jehezkel, who played for the Turkish club Antalyaspor, was excluded from the squad and later deported from Turkey due to a gesture that was perceived to go against “national values” and was seen as a political statement related to the Israel-Hamas conflict[1][2][3][5]. This incident has strained the relationship between Turkey and Israel, particularly in the context of the ongoing conflict in the region.
Citations:
[1] https://time.com/6555453/sagiv-jehezkel-antalyaspor-turkey-soccer-israel-hamas/
[2] https://www.aa.com.tr/en/sports/israeli-player-excluded-from-turkish-football-club-squad-over-gesture-flouting-national-values/3108746
[3] https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-67978736
[4] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4E50ZVOmLkM
[5] https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2024/01/turkey-deports-israeli-soccer-player-another-faces-investigation
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