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Israeli fans chant 'IDF' as Ireland's footballers win
Original: # Repost @ajplus Israel said politics and football should stay separate. But when Ireland’s football team beat Israel, I
Israel has argued that politics and football should stay separate, but after Ireland's national football team beat Israel, Israeli fans reportedly chanted 'IDF', referring to the Israeli military. The juxtaposition of that appeal for neutrality with the chants has drawn criticism online, with commenters framing it as another example of sport and politics colliding amid the Gaza war.
Why now: The contradiction between calls to keep politics out of football and pro-military chants during a match is drawing criticism amid the Gaza conflict.
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