We discover what function the game discipline may play in a motion to boycott Israel over its conflict on Gaza.
Scenes of destruction flooded social media timelines when clashes broke out following a soccer match between Ajax and Maccabi Tel Aviv in Amsterdam.
Whereas the mainstream media framed the violence as anti-Semitic, many netizens and residents of Amsterdam say that Maccabi followers incited the violence with Islamophobic chants and the destruction of property.
We talk about the repercussions of blurring the strains between sport and politics and whether or not it could possibly be used to name for an finish to the genocide in Gaza.
Presenter: Anelise Borges
Friends:
Martine Heijthuyzen – Activist and political content material creator
Bassil Mikdadi – Sport journalist
Usaama – Rapper
