Two weeks to ban Israel

FIFA is days away from deciding whether or not to ban Israel.   [3 images side by side of Karam, a Palestinian football player who was shot by the IDF and may never play football again]( This is Karam. He was one of the best football players in Khan Yunis. But Israel's army shot him while he was waiting for aid delivery trucks, and now he may never play football again. Call on FIFA to ban Israel now. [ Sign the petitionÂ]( {NAME}, Israel has killed nearly 40,000 people in Gaza since October 7, and for over fifty years, it has consistently violated international law in Palestine. These crimes can’t go unpunished, and Israel’s colonialism can’t be normalized by international sports authorities. That’s why more than 360,000 people have signed our petition urging FIFA to ban Israel, just as it did with Russia, South Africa, and Yugoslavia in the past. This massive public outcry has already forced FIFA to seek legal counsel and schedule an extraordinary meeting in two weeks to make its decision. Now more than ever, we need your help to amplify this call for justice and peace. Join our urgent appeal and help us reach 500,000 signatures before we deliver our message to FIFA next week: [Tell FIFA: ban Israel now!]( The Israeli government continues to bomb and starve people in Gaza — killing over 37,000 people. According to UNICEF, 1 in 3 children in northern Gaza are acutely malnourished. FIFA claims to stay neutral and use football to bring nations together, but in reality it has punished repressive regimes in the past like when it suspended Russia after it invaded Ukraine, and South Africa for its racist apartheid system. Letting Israel play in FIFA games creates a double-standard for the football association, and signals to the world that the Israeli government’s genocide in Gaza is accepted on the global stage. But FIFA is seeking legal council now and will make a decision on July 20. Time is running out for us to show FIFA that people all over the world are urging it to ban Israel. Add your name to the call and forward this widely — let’s get to 500,000 signers before next week: [Tell FIFA: ban Israel now!]( After Israel's 9-day siege on Gaza in 2021, 140,000 of us called one of the world’s biggest sports brands, PUMA, to drop its sponsorship of the Israel Football Association. We met with PUMA’s CEO to deliver our message, and thanks to our collective pressure and the tireless work of Palestinian solidarity activists over the years, PUMA quietly ended its relationship with Israel’s Football Federation last year, months after Israel’s current invasion. Let’s do it again, and get FIFA to ban Israel until Israel's army stops killing Palestinians. [ Sign the petitionÂ]( Thanks for all that you do, Rewan, Vicky, Ibrahim, Andrea, Maen, Laura and the team at Ekō More information: [FIFA to seek legal advice on Palestinian proposal to suspend Israel from international soccer]( AP News. May 17, 2024 [These Are the Countries FIFA Has Ever Banned From the World Cup]( TIME. November 17, 2022     --------------------------------------------------------------- Ekō is a community of people from around the world committed to curbing the growing power of corporations. We want to buy from, work for and invest in companies that respect the environment, treat their workers well and respect democracy. And we’re not afraid to stand up to them when they don’t. Please help keep Ekō strong by chipping in $3 [Chip in $3]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. | [Unsubscribe](   --------------------------------------------------------------- Follow Us On Social Media [Facebok]( [Instagram]( [Youtube](Eko.Movement) [Twitter]( [TikTok](eko.movement) [Telegram](