Basketball Ireland had put out two statements to address its games with Israel, including one that appeared to address the calls on social media to boycott the event over the October 7 War.
On January 25, they shared that they had expressed “strong concerns” to FIBA Europeat about the games with Israel and raised the option of not playing the games. The federation reportedly responded that Ireland would be subject to a fine of €100,000 and barred from the Women’s EuroBasket 2025 and 2027 Qualifiers.
That and the Irish got beat 87 to 57.
It’s always unfortunate when sports are overshadowed by politics.
Your mystery source calling the ongoing genocide “the October 7 war” reveals it as deliberately anti-Palestinian in its framing and as such not a reliable source for objective reporting on the topic.
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That and the Irish got beat 87 to 57.
It’s always unfortunate when sports are overshadowed by politics.
Your mystery source calling the ongoing genocide “the October 7 war” reveals it as deliberately anti-Palestinian in its framing and as such not a reliable source for objective reporting on the topic.