{"id":100085,"date":"2022-11-28T17:05:14","date_gmt":"2022-11-28T15:05:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=100085"},"modified":"2022-11-28T14:59:37","modified_gmt":"2022-11-28T12:59:37","slug":"02-05-85","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=100085","title":{"rendered":"To Fifa, Jews don\u2019t count, says UK antisemitism adviser"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejc.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"center alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.reunion68.com\/Biuletyn\/img\/jewish-c.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"20%\"><\/a><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #000080;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #000080; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thejc.com\/news\/world\/to-fifa-jews-don't-count-says-uk-antisemitism-adviser-2lNDxdpzVwlzN4lmMh8fec\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">To Fifa, Jews don\u2019t count, says UK antisemitism adviser<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong> DANIEL BEN-DAVID<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr style=\"height: 15px; background: #d0e6fa; width: 100%;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/images.ctfassets.net\/tyagww523muq\/4odK2zRjMeiQ6fCjKTt53F\/81d6ef83d9c99530e09e40df2d3bdecb\/GettyImages-1244930152.jpg?w=1045&amp;h=588&amp;q=50&amp;fit=fill&amp;f=faces\" width=\"100%\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>The Qatar World Cup (Raul Arboleda\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">The UK government\u2019s adviser on antisemitism has accused Fifa of sending out the \u201cvile\u201d message that \u201cJews don\u2019t count\u201d ahead of the World Cup in Qatar.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Lord Mann told the&nbsp;<em>JC<\/em>&nbsp;that world football\u2019s governing body had ignored a request from him and other national advisers on Jew-hate for two antisemitism observers to be present during the tournament.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">\u201cWe weren\u2019t asking Fifa to pay for anything. We followed it up three or four times in the following months and all we got back was absolute silence. It beggars belief,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">\u201cThis World Cup has already not covered itself in glory. Fifa\u2019s track record on antisemitism has not been good. But there\u2019s a strong, and particularly vile message here: Jews don\u2019t count.\u201d&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p align=\"center\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" 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width=\"680\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"yes\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1594316608633176066\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">It came as Qatar&nbsp;<a style=\"color: #000080;\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thejc.com\/news\/world\/outrage-amid-claims-qatar-to-ban-kosher-food-and-jewish-public-prayer-6LRlWIvWQM6Ga95sWMeA4Q\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reportedly backtracked on a promise<\/a>&nbsp;to allow public Jewish prayer services and to provide cooked kosher food.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">And last week, the Israeli government&nbsp;<a style=\"color: #000080;\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thejc.com\/life-and-culture\/sport\/israel-warns-jewish-football-fans-in-qatar-65hPSR7sLquUBqL0nbukR4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">advised Israeli fans<\/a>&nbsp;to \u201chide their Israeliness\u201d over concerns about Qatar\u2019s close relations with nearby Iran.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">The letter from, filed several months ago through official processes, was signed by the UK Government\u2019s Independent Adviser on Antisemitism Lord John Mann, his American and Canadian special envoy counterparts Ambassador Deobrah Lipstadt and Irwin Cotler, Germany\u2019s antisemitism tsar Dr Felix Klein, and Israel\u2019s special envoy and expert on the delegitimisation of Israel, Noa Tishby.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">The letter requesting the presence of two antisemitism observers at the World Cup in Qatar, at no expense to the Federation, went completely ignored.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">It called on FIFA to \u201cinclude experts on antisemitism and anti-Jewish hatred\u201d as part of its group of observers monitoring issues of discrimination during the World Cup, and requests the federation uphold article 3 of its FIFA Statutes which \u201ccommits to respecting all internationally recognised human rights and shall strive to promote the protection of these rights.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/images.ctfassets.net\/tyagww523muq\/3pjx8FU1kMmqTQ5hbApcKc\/eca5e68611bdb7748d51d4603ac5ac20\/GettyImages-1236523053.jpg?w=585&amp;q=50\" width=\"100%\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>Israeli football fans hold Israeli flags during a FIFA World Cup 2022 qualification game, southern Austria, November 12, 2021 (Credit: JOE KLAMAR\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" class=\"left__description\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">It read: \u201cWe are concerned that there is no specific expertise on antisemitism built into the monitoring arrangements.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">\u201cWe propose an open and sincere discussion on this topic and would welcome a meeting at your earliest convenience to engage further on this important matter.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">The letter had been received positively by the World Cup Supreme Organising Committee, who according to Lord Mann \u201cwere helpful and thought it was a good idea\u201d but needed Fifa for accreditation and implementation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Lord Mann said the presence of such observers were more pressing than ever given the special circumstances of this World Cup, which is the first in the Middle East and the first Muslim host nation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">He said: \u201cWe were concerned with two types of issues. Firstly, any international incident that might kick off during the month-long tournament, say between Israel and the Palestinians, that might consequently easily endanger Jewish people who are in Qatar for the games and who might not receive proper protection from local authorities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">\u201cAnd secondly, any issue that may arise in the World Cup directly such as antisemitic chanting or other problems Jewish visitors may encounter while there.\u201d&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr style=\"height: 15px; background: #d0e6fa; width: 100%;\">\n<div id=\"content\" class=\"content-alignment\">\n<div id=\"watch-description\" class=\"yt-uix-button-panel\">\n<div id=\"watch-description-text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><em>Zawarto\u015b\u0107 publikowanych artyku\u0142\u00f3w i materia\u0142\u00f3w nie reprezentuje pogl\u0105d\u00f3w ani opinii Reunion&#8217;68,<\/em><em><br \/>\nani te\u017c webmastera Blogu Reunion&#8217;68, chyba ze jest to wyra\u017anie zaznaczone.<br \/>\nTwoje uwagi, linki, w\u0142asne artyku\u0142y lub wiadomo\u015bci prze\u015blij na adres:<br \/>\n<\/em><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong><em><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"mailto:webmaster@reunion68.com\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">webmaster@reunion68.com<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr style=\"width: 100%;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To Fifa, Jews don\u2019t count, says UK antisemitism adviser DANIEL BEN-DAVID The Qatar World Cup (Raul Arboleda\/AFP via Getty Images) The UK government\u2019s adviser on antisemitism has accused Fifa of sending out the \u201cvile\u201d message that \u201cJews don\u2019t count\u201d ahead of the World Cup in Qatar. 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