US EditionPearl: Call for hostage release not political
- Auburn coach Bruce Pearl, following Auburn's 82-70 second-round NCAA tournament win against Creighton in Lexington, Kentucky on Saturday night, opened his postgame press conference by calling for the release of 21-year-old Israeli-American soldier Edan Alexander, who is being held hostage in Gaza by Hamas since the October 7, 2023 attack on Israel.
- Pearl, who is Jewish, emphasized that his actions were not mixing politics with sports, but rather about distinguishing between good and evil and advocating for the release of hostages, particularly Edan Alexander.
- Hamas has stated they would release Alexander and the bodies of four other hostages if Israel recommitted to a stalled ceasefire agreement, and Pearl wanted to remind the millions of American basketball fans watching the press conference that Alexander is still being held.
- Pearl quoted that Israel is under attack and siege, but wants to live in peace with its neighbors, and that he is grateful to be a citizen of the United States and to be Jewish, stating, "We've got to call out the difference between good and evil."
- Pearl stated he received approval from his players, including Johni Broome and Dylan Cardwell, to address the hostage situation, and his players expressed their support for his right to speak on subjects he is passionate about, aligning with Auburn University's allowance of freedom of speech.
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Auburn coach Bruce Pearl says his call for an American hostage release was about ‘survival,’ not politics
ATLANTA — Auburn coach Bruce Pearl says he wasn’t mixing politics with sports last week when he called for the release of an American hostage in Gaza. “It’s not political. It’s survival,” Pearl told The Associated Press on Thursday following his news conference ahead of No. 1 seed Auburn’s NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 game against No. 6 Michigan on Friday night. After Auburn’s 82-70 second-round win over Creighton on Saturday night in Lexington, Ken…
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