Episode 3663: Israel FA Tweet Storm, A Conversation With Israeli Historian Ilan Pappé
On Monday evening a tweet from the Israel FA’s X account outlined their view that they will be soon playing against a team coached by somebody who embodies ‘stupidity, ignorance and hypocrisy’. Irish football has entered uncharted waters and there’s another two weeks of navigation ahead.
Today we speak to Israeli historian and author, Ilan Pappé, about the importance of football to Israel and the power of boycotts.
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