NOTE: Something is better than nothing and this push back and calling out of antisemitism is very, very good.
The fight against and the rejection of the virus of anti-Semitism and racism is gathering steam in unexpected quarters. The latest groups to reveal this are prominent football associations, the English Football Association, and UEFA (Union of European Football Associations). The latter is the European governing administrative body of soccer, founded in 1954 to represent national football associations of Europe but which now has 54 member associates. From its headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, it runs national team matches or club competitions.
The English Football Association (FA) was the first to act. The action concerned the French football player, the 34-year-old Nicolas Anelka, whose parents came from Martinique and who converted to Islam. As a leading football striker he had been well paid in his highly successful career, playing for different clubs and for the national team of France for which he has been a regular starter. In the English Premier League match between his team, West Bromwich Albion, and West Ham in London on December 28, 2013, Anelka after scoring a goal made the insulting ‘quenelle’ gesture. CLICK HERE TO KEEP READING
