How FIFA Fuels the Occupation of Palestine

About this episode

The episode discusses the role of FIFA and UEFA in the ongoing violations of international law in Palestine, featuring insights from Jill Thompson of Scottish Sport for Palestine.

In this episode of The End of Sport, Nathan sits down with Scottish Sport for Palestine ’s Jill Thompson to talk about the ongoing violations of international law by Israel in Palestinian territories. Focusing on the role of FIFA and UEFA in enabling sports-related violations and the recent findings by Scottish Sport for Palestine, they discuss the implications of these violations, the legal actions being taken, and the broader context of cultural and political resistance through sport. They also explore the troubling involvement of FIFA and UEFA in supporting illegal settlement clubs in Palestine, highlighting issues of international law violations, sportswashing, and the complicity of global sports organizations in geopolitical conflicts. Keywords: Israel, Palestine, FIFA, UEFA, international law, sports violations, Scottish Sport for Palestine, ICC, apartheid, cultural genocide Hosts in this episode: Nathan ________________________________________ Support & Follow The End of Sport Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/Theendofsport⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (Support the show!) Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@endofsportpod.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@endofsportpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter/X…

People in this episode

Host: Nathan

Guest: Jill Thompson

Topics covered

• FIFA
• Palestine
• international law
• sports violations
• cultural resistance
• sportswashing
• geopolitical conflicts

Keywords

• Israel
• Palestine
• FIFA
• UEFA
• international law
• sports violations
• Scottish Sport for Palestine
• apartheid
• cultural genocide

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Scottish Sport for Palestine, FIFA, UEFA, ICC

Places: Israel, Palestine

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