Following Boycott Pressure, Uruguayan National Football Team Cancels Trip to Israel

By Palestine Chronicle Employees

Professional-Palestine activists in Uruguay celebrated a serious victory on Wednesday as their nation’s soccer workforce formally introduced that they weren’t going to play in Israel as was beforehand scheduled.

In an announcement, a duplicate of which was despatched to The Palestine Chronicle, the Uruguayan group,  Coordinación por Palestina (Coordination for Palestine), mentioned that Uruguay’s Soccer Affiliation (AUF) introduced that it’s not going to Israel following intense stress. 

“In these months, the AUF obtained 4 letters from Palestinian soccer golf equipment and associations, explaining the continual and critical aggressions that Israel commits towards Palestinian soccer and sports activities,” the group mentioned.

Good Information!

Uruguay’s nationwide soccer workforce will NOT be enjoying in Apartheid Israel.

This comes following a marketing campaign calling on AUF (Uruguay Soccer Affiliation) to not break the Israel sports activities boycott#Africa4Palestine salutes Coordinación por Palestina & all Uruguayan orgs👏 pic.twitter.com/wiTXHWHFbl

— #Africa4Palestine (@Africa4Pal) October 12, 2022

The numerous messages despatched to the AUF included a letter from a former coach of the Palestinian nationwide soccer workforce, from musician Roger Waters, together with a number of Palestinian intellectuals, together with The Palestine Chronicle editor and creator Dr. Ramzy Baroud.

“We’re deeply grateful for all of the solidarity and assist obtained from so many territories and folks,” the group concluded.

(The Palestine Chronicle)