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Ireland women's basketball team refuse to shake hands with Israel (www.bbc.com)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 44 points 9 months ago

National sports teams represent their countries.

Sports boycotts are a useful way of alerting a country's citizens that we are upset by the actions of the government they have chosen to represent them.

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