Petition calls for game against Israelis to be cancelled

**Fatty Føggøn** · 17-07-15, 09:04

1500 signatures and rising.

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/ca rdiff-city-pre-season-tour-more-9668754

**alfie sherwood** · 17-07-15, 10:19

Israel's hard right government go to extraordinary lengths to prevent Palestinian footballers from representing their national team and there are numerous other limitations imposed on Palestinian club sides in the region.

Against that backdrop, Cardiff City withdrawing from this friendly would be the wisest move as sporting boycotts can have a really big impact as part of a wider programme of sanctions against rogue states. And a rogue state is, I'm afraid, what Israel currently is under it's present extremism government.

**alfie sherwood** · 17-07-15, 10:26

petition is here btw:

https://secure.avaaz.org/en/petition/Cardiff_City_Football_C lub_Cancell_your_game_against_Israeli_club_Ironi_K iryat_Shmo na_on_21_July/?mnDKybb

**Jimmy Jimmy** · 17-07-15, 10:48

I would have thought a rogue state is Libya, Syria, Somalia, Yemen or North Korea rather than Israel.

Unless you dont like Israel and Israelis etc - in which case , maybe we should pull out of the competition - who wants to be in the same competition as Israel.

Better still organise a friendly between Cardiff and Palestine - over to you Alfie

**Cardiff Irish** · 17-07-15, 10:54

Maybe the FAW should call off the game against Israel next season and forfeit the points we got against them?

Just saying but what's the difference if we go ahead with this?

**Cardiff Irish** · 17-07-15, 10:55

Let me just say the Israeli govt are over zealous bunch of prick when it comes to the Palestinian civilians.

**tigerbaybluebird** · 17-07-15, 10:59

Signed

**Bobby_The_Bhoy** · 17-07-15, 11:01

Originally Posted by tigerbaybluebird wrote on Fri, 17 July 2015 11:59

Signed

**tigerbaybluebird** · 17-07-15, 11:08

Originally Posted by Bobby_The_Bhoy wrote on Fri, 17 July 2015 12:01

Signed

Originally Posted by tigerbaybluebird wrote on Fri, 17 July 2015 11:59

**alfie sherwood** · 17-07-15, 11:11

Originally Posted by Cardiff Irish wrote on Fri, 17 July 2015 11:54

Maybe the FAW should call off the game against Israel next season and forfeit the points we got against them?

I do appreciate though that the whole sport/politics thing is a complex argument riven with contradictions

**Cardiff Irish** · 17-07-15, 11:30

Originally Posted by alfie sherwood wrote on Fri, 17 July 2015 12:11

Maybe the FAW should call off the game against Israel next season and forfeit the points we got against them?

Originally Posted by Cardiff Irish wrote on Fri, 17 July 2015 11:54

Just saying but what's the difference if we go ahead with this?

anyway I'm off to read the Daily mail (joke joke

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**Bobby_The_Bhoy** · 17-07-15, 12:24

had been deleting posts again

Feedback · 17-07-15, 12:28

Originally Posted by Cardiff Irish wrote on Fri, 17 July 2015 12:30

Maybe the FAW should call off the game against Israel next season and forfeit the points we got against them?

Originally Posted by alfie sherwood wrote on Fri, 17 July 2015 12:11

Just saying but what's the difference if we go ahead with this?

Originally Posted by Cardiff Irish wrote on Fri, 17 July 2015 11:54

The Israeli international team and it's club sides are not currently barred from European/International competition and as Wales were drawn against them, we have little choice to play them or lose the points. Rock and a hard place etc.

I know it's a joke, who are you trying to kid that an Irish man can read?

**Mrs Steve R** · 17-07-15, 12:30

Originally Posted by Bobby_The_Bhoy wrote on Fri, 17 July 2015 13:24

had been deleting posts again

Wrong again.

**Bobby_The_Bhoy** · 17-07-15, 12:34

Originally Posted by Mrs Steve R wrote on Fri, 17 July 2015 13:30

had been deleting posts again

Originally Posted by Bobby_The_Bhoy wrote on Fri, 17 July 2015 13:24

Wrong again.

source?

**Heathccfc** · 17-07-15, 12:51

Another bit of Joo Bashing,

Get stuck in lads, it's a free for all, be abusive as possible
Agenda CCMB

I'm expecting an empty stadium when Wales play Israel

Although, I do note Alfie, is already differentiating the circumstances, strange that like, init.

A petition to stop the Wales game anyone?, I'll sign both

BTW i think it's another stupid decision by the club to take this game but the way the club has been run in recent years it's not a surprise.

**the other bob wilson** · 17-07-15, 13:18

Originally Posted by heath/ccfc wrote on Fri, 17 July 2015 13:51

Another bit of Joo Bashing,

**Yossi Benayoun** · 17-07-15, 13:28

Originally Posted by alfie sherwood wrote on Fri, 17 July 2015 12:11

Maybe the FAW should call off the game against Israel next season and forfeit the points we got against them?

Originally Posted by Cardiff Irish wrote on Fri, 17 July 2015 11:54

Just saying but what's the difference if we go ahead with this?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmed_Abed

**Cardiff Irish** · 17-07-15, 13:37

Originally Posted by Leeroy Thornhill wrote on Fri, 17 July 2015 13:28

Maybe the FAW should call off the game against Israel next season and forfeit the points we got against them?

Originally Posted by Cardiff Irish wrote on Fri, 17 July 2015 12:30

Just saying but what's the difference if we go ahead with this?

Originally Posted by alfie sherwood wrote on Fri, 17 July 2015 12:11

The Israeli international team and it's club sides are not currently barred from European/International competition and as Wales were drawn against them, we have little choice to play them or lose the points. Rock and a hard place etc.

Originally Posted by Cardiff Irish wrote on Fri, 17 July 2015 11:54

Unless or until Israel and Isareli club sides are suspended from competing on the world stage, it would be a simple and positive gesture on behalf of Cardiff City to withdraw from a (meaningless) friendly. 'Friendlies' such as this indirectly help to normalise and legitimise the behaviour of its government, in my opinion.

You're right, I'm actually going to slowly work my way throughly the website one word at a time,, nodding my head at Peter Hitchens latest sanctimonious outburst whilst on the same page there is a close up of miley Cyrus's snatch......

**alfie sherwood** · 17-07-15, 13:53

Originally Posted by Yossi Benayoun wrote on Fri, 17 July 2015 14:28

Maybe the FAW should call off the game against Israel next season and forfeit the points we got against them?

Originally Posted by alfie sherwood wrote on Fri, 17 July 2015 12:11

Just saying but what's the difference if we go ahead with this?

Originally Posted by Cardiff Irish wrote on Fri, 17 July 2015 11:54

The Israeli international team and it's club sides are not currently barred from European/International competition and as Wales were drawn against them, we have little choice to play them or lose the points. Rock and a hard place etc.

I have nothing against peace loving, decent Israeli's. I also recognise the right of the Jewish people - amongst the most persecuted people on the planet for centuries - to have a homeland. That homeland cannot be build on the misery of others though.

**surge** · 17-07-15, 13:56

Originally Posted by Yossi Benayoun wrote on Fri, 17 July 2015 14:28

Maybe the FAW should call off the game against Israel next season and forfeit the points we got against them?

Originally Posted by alfie sherwood wrote on Fri, 17 July 2015 12:11

Just saying but what's the difference if we go ahead with this?

Originally Posted by Cardiff Irish wrote on Fri, 17 July 2015 11:54

The Israeli international team and it's club sides are not currently barred from European/International competition and as Wales were drawn against them, we have little choice to play them or lose the points. Rock and a hard place etc.

Does anyone else feel the people of Cardiff and Wales are being asked to lead the way on this? Perhaps it's because we're the only team (City) that are stupid enough to agree with play this fixture or perhaps our fans care more about Israel's war crimes but it does seem typical that it's our name on top of the petition.

**goslow** · 17-07-15, 13:57

Originally Posted by Cardiff Irish wrote on Fri, 17 July 2015 14:37