"Palestinian civil society warmly
welcomes the declaration of the Arab Youth and Sports Council of
Ministers in support of a boycott of Adidas due to its sponsorship of an
Israeli marathon that violates international law and whitewashes Israel’s
illegal occupation of Jerusalem.[1] Particularly praiseworthy is the
consequent decision by the Egypt Football Association to boycott Adidas
despite the financial penalties it will incur as a result of doing so. [2] The
BNC calls for an international boycott of Adidas until such time as it ends
its involvement in the so-called “Jerusalem Marathon” as well as in any
other Israeli events that serve to whitewash Israel’s ethnic cleansing of
the city and violations of international law."
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welcomes the declaration of the Arab Youth and Sports Council of
Ministers in support of a boycott of Adidas due to its sponsorship of an
Israeli marathon that violates international law and whitewashes Israel’s
illegal occupation of Jerusalem.[1] Particularly praiseworthy is the
consequent decision by the Egypt Football Association to boycott Adidas
despite the financial penalties it will incur as a result of doing so. [2] The
BNC calls for an international boycott of Adidas until such time as it ends
its involvement in the so-called “Jerusalem Marathon” as well as in any
other Israeli events that serve to whitewash Israel’s ethnic cleansing of
the city and violations of international law."
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