The Football Association’s plans to pay tribute to the conflict’s innocent victims were announced on Thursday.
The Football Association has been condemned for its “weak response” to the Israel and Palestine conflict by a Jewish communal organisation.
The Board of Deputies of British Jews criticised the FA statement, pointing out that it made “no mention of the mass terrorist murders of hundreds of innocent Israelis last Saturday”. The FA’s statement read: “On Friday evening, we will remember the innocent victims of the devastating events in Israel and Palestine. Our thoughts are with them, and their families and friends in England and Australia and with all the communities who are affected by this ongoing conflict. We stand for humanity and an end to the death, violence, fear and suffering.”
The British Government had written to UK sports bodies encouraging them to mark events in Israel appropriately.
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