Comments on: Hunger striking Palestinian footballer at risk of death

By: Greg Pollock

Greg Pollock — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 06:49:19 +0000

Sarsak has taken erasure upon himself. I doubt I could fully comprehend why; but those with promise plummet harder.
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He has taken erasure upon himself. And he will be remembered for that. What the Israeli State fails to comprehend, inflaming their controled resolve to expunge yet more, is that no one–no one–owns “never forget.”

By: ..::bEEp::..

..::bEEp::.. — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 21:46:19 +0000

Very sad. Hunger strikes ruin a body – top to bottom. This man will not play soccer like he would have been able to before. Whether or not he’s released, he will be ruined.

By: Sherri Munnerlyn

Sherri Munnerlyn — Sun, 10 Jun 2012 07:11:00 +0000

Anonymous, Whatever they might have been yesterday, or may be tomorrow, today as they embrace a hunger strike to respond to Injustices of unlawful Israeli detentions, they earn our admiration and respect for embracing nonviolent resistance and acts of self sacrifice as a response to Injustice.

By: Piotr Berman

Piotr Berman — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 22:27:19 +0000

There are very few categories of Gazans that Israel allows to travel to West Bank (or anywhere). One of them are soccer players (specifically soccer, no tennis, chess etc.) I have no doubt that this is a formal response to pressure from international soccer authorities.

International sport authorities should be concerned by the sabotage of national Palestinian teams by Israel and apply conditional and targeted sanctions.

By: Piotr Berman

Piotr Berman — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 22:10:03 +0000

“You’re right, though, he is like Khader Adnan. Innocent victim until the second he walks out the door, then OMG!”

Indeed, Khader is back to what he was doing before: baking bread. OMG!

By: Matt

Matt — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 18:18:56 +0000

I agree with Danny. For too long have Israeli soccer and basketball teams gone unpunished for the crimes of their government. There is no reason why collective punishment, a crime when used against Palestinians, should not be enforced against Israel.

By: Danny

Danny — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 18:08:54 +0000

Perfect pretext for an athletic boycott on Israel. High time Israeli soccer and basketball teams were prevented from participating in any international events.
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Another boycott should probably be a cultural one, as Israel arrested this week the director of the Freedom Theater.
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No soccer, basketball or Shakespeare for criminal occupiers!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 18:05:56 +0000

Rose, I’ll shut up when 972 starts observing some basic standards of journalism. They covered up Khader Adnan’s proud support of suicide bombers to turn him into another “victim” of Israeli “oppression,” and now they are doing it again with this guy.
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You will not silence me.

By: aristeides

aristeides — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 17:46:36 +0000

FIFA could take a stand on this. And the German team could pressure its government.

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These things never seem to happen.

By: Rose

Rose — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 17:23:45 +0000

ANONYMOUS prove something or shut up