Ireland vs Israel - To play or not to play, that is the question Read OP for Mod Warning

You're right - this is a thread about football - so why are you bringing in Ebola and Korea? And I've no idea why your bringing up social welfare payments? What is that about? You seem to be all over the place.

But my post makes perfect sense - you just don't like that I'm calling out hypocricy.

You bought up the fact that Irish kids enjoy footy and they would "suffer" somehow. Palestinian kids who enjoy football have actually suffered (by being killed). Members of the IDF play for the Israeli National Team. The IDF killed those Palestinian kids. Simple. Its not difficult to join the dots.

The only thing that's ridiculous is your response - you might just quote the bit of my post where i asked for Irish kids to pay a penalty.

Perhaps if you take a breath, relax a bit and then read my post again, you'll see I said no such thing. Perhaps its just that you wished I had?

For all the use of "virtue signalling from ivory towers" for those against Ireland playing Israel, seems there's a lot of it going on amongst those in the alternate camp.

What on earth are you on about social welfare payments for? And why are you suggesting I might take one?

Are you just deflecting from my original point about kids playing football (that you brought up) and your ambivalence toward Palestinian kids being sniped playing football? Is it that it made you feel uncomfortable so you wave it away and go down a bizarre rabbit hole concerning social welfare?

Why do think that I don't protest? Strange question when you don't know me from Adam.

I've already posted how Israeli football and Gaza (via the IDF) are linked. Perhaps you missed them?

Unsurprising response.

You must have missed the bit about Israeli athletes being in the IDF - which you denied was the case. Backpedaling won't work.

A cursory Google search reveals the following:

Notable Israeli footballers who have completed their mandatory IDF service include:

• Daniel Peretz: Bayern Munich goalkeeper who finished his compulsory service in Israel.
• Liel Abada: Charlotte FC forward who served in the IDF while playing for Maccabi Petah Tikva.
• Manor Solomon: Attacking midfielder/winger who was enlisted in the IDF.
• Oscar Gloukh: Midfielder who fulfilled his military obligations alongside his early professional career.
• Dor Peretz: National team midfielder who completed his compulsory service in Israel.

recall - Israel instructed the IDF soldiers heading off on their hollybops abroad to delete their disgusting tik tok videos of atrocities in Gaza - so they wouldn't get caught and arrested for War Crimes. Not because Israel was disgusted with the videos of course…

As stated, Israeli footballers have served and do serve in the IDF.

Join the dots. Ban Israel from international sports (including lacrosse).

You posted that they don't serve in combat units - multiple times. I just noticed that you edited your original post. I've quoted it below - a rather selective list of athletes there that of course conveniently confirm your narrative.

And perhaps you'll retract your accusation? But I don't mind if you don't. But for the record. I'm not "bloodthirsty" at all - just highlighting the truth. A rather inconvenient truth in this case of course

Yossi Benayoun was a part time fitness instructor and Deni Avdija completed his in America. Athletes dont serve combat roles and often get their service done around their sport training as a priority. Their duty is commuted to representing Israel internationally rather than combat roles in the IDF.

But you wont dare admit that and want to try and portray the Israeli team as bloodthirsty for your own satisfaction.

I can hear those pedals whirring away.

But to assuage any possible embarrassment, I don't believe you did post that. You did however provide a list of athletes who serve in "admin" type roles within the IDF (as if that somehow absolves them). Perhaps your search terms were a little narrow?

You posted that they don't serve in combat units. Which they do.

And on the basis of your disinformation, accused me of being "bloodthirsty".

There's not a chance the home game will be in ireland.