US EditionIrish basketball team did not shake hands with Israeli team after being accused of antisemitism
- The Irish women's national basketball team refused to shake hands with the Israeli women's national team before a game due to recent inflammatory and inaccurate accusations of antisemitism made by Israeli players and coaching staff.
- Israel won the game 87-57, and Basketball Ireland praised the Irish team's maturity in handling the situation.
- Despite pressure to boycott the game, the match took place in Riga as part of the Women's EuroBasket qualifier.
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Surreal scene, this Thursday, February 8, before the match of a match that counted for the 2025 women's Euro basketball qualifications between Ireland and Israel. The Irish team had communicated their initial desire not to play the match.
‘Disgrace’: Ireland’s female basketball team refuses to shake Israeli opponent’s hands
Ireland's female basketball team “disgraced” themselves by refusing to shake the hands of their Israeli opponents, Sky News host Rita Panahi says. “They also refused to line up at centre court for the national anthems,” Ms Panahi said. “Before the game Israeli player Dor Saar had said the Irish team is quite anti-Semitic. “And gosh they did seem determined to prove her right. “So far Basketball Ireland is standing behind their players.”
Irish women's basketball team refuses to shake hands with Israeli opponents
Ireland's women's basketball team draw criticism this week for refusing to shake hands with Israeli opponents. Follow Israel Hayom on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram Basketball Ireland said in a statement that the refusal stemmed from "inflammatory and wholly inaccurate accusations of antisemitism made by Israeli players and coaching staff." Ahead of the game, the Israeli Basketball Association published an interview with player Dor Saar, in wh…
The women's basketball team of Ireland refused to shake hands with Israel's players before the qualifying match for EuroBasket 2025, reports bbc.com.
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