In his letter, Ibrahim Hacıosmanoğlu pointed out that football is always more than a sport, “Football is a universal language that brings together different cultures, reinforces friendship and strengthens the solidarity bonds between people. He said.
Hacıosmanoğlu, who stated that he called for illegal, inhumane and unacceptable situation carried out by Israel in and around Gaza, included the following statements in the letter:
“The situation has long been desperate, but in recent days, with the interventions of various institutions, the level of urgency has reached a new dimension:
– On Tuesday, after a two -year investigation, the United Nations Independent Commission confirmed that Israel had carried out genocide against the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, and called for Israel and all states to end the genocide and to fulfill the international legal obligations to judge.
– On Wednesday, the European Commission President Ursula von Der Leyen demanded that the commercial privileges with Israel be suspended and imposed sanctions.
– At the beginning of this week, thousands of actors, directors, musicians and other entertainment industry professionals signed a new statement that undertakes not to work with Israeli film institutions accused of implementing genocide and ‘apartheid’ against the Palestinian people.
– For weeks, governments around the world have been condemning the genocide and demanding sanctions on Israel.
– Humanitarian aid organizations for years have raised the deaths and pain caused by Israel’s actions.
– In this process, more and more innocent people (children, health workers, journalists who communicate conflict, professional football players and fans) die every day. “
“Israel should be banned immediately from all sporting competitions”
FIFA and UEFA; Hacıosmanoğlu emphasized that Russia banned after the war against Ukraine after the international sports organizations, but the same attitudes and measures were not applied when it comes to Palestine. should be. ” evaluated.
In a written statement from the Ministry of Health in Gaza, the number of those who lost their lives in Israel’s attacks on the Gaza Strip since 7 October 2023 rose to 65 thousand 502 and the number of wounded increased to 167 thousand 376.