Jules Boykoff

More political theatre while Gaza burns - josimarfootball.com Uefa and Fifa’s failure to sanction the Israel Football Association is a moral and political failure.

Uefa and Fifa’s failure to sanction the Israel Football Association is a moral and political failure.

By @ncgeehan.bsky.social and @antoineduval.bsky.social

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Judge Immergut issues a second Temporary Restraining Order prohibiting the relocation, federalization, or deployment of ANY NATIONAL GUARD FROM ANY STATE into the state of Oregon.

Video taken one hour ago outside the Portland ICE facility of the violent insurrectionists in question

Portland must resist authoritarianism Whether through deep-fake images or old images presented as new, Trump is distorting reality to suppress dissent

🧵Resistance is local. It is many other things also — international, rhyming with history, whispered by trusted sources, mediated through trusted sources. But faced with the consolidation of federal power, in Portland, it certainly is local.

Fifa banned Russia from international football. Now it must do the same for Israel As Israel inflicts untold misery on Palestinians, it is time for football’s governing bodies to stand by the principles they claim to uphold

My latest @theguardian.com: "Fifa banned Russia from international football. Now it must do the same for Israel." As Israel inflicts untold misery on Palestinians, it is time for soccer’s governing bodies to stand by the principles they claim to uphold www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Honestly, I can't recall reading an NYT piece stuffed with this many cut-and-paste vapidities. It's the How-Many-Trite-Portland-Stereotypes-Can-You-Jam-In-One-Article Challenge. And the timing is unconscionable.

Facts 👇🏻

Pep is objectively correct. On average, Israel kills 35 children every day in Gaza. With Israel blocking most food aid, around a quarter of all Gaza residents were suffering from famine in August. Together, this constitutes genocide, according to the International Association of Genocide Scholars

This is an important debate & a solid argument by @julesboykoff.bsky.social. My personal view is: athletes from all countries should be able to compete to promote peace. For the Olympics, participation of athletes from warring states has been key since antiquity. www.olympics.com/ioc/olympic-...

Federal officer blasts chemical spray into vocal but nonviolent Portland protester, video shows

The interaction illustrates how federal law enforcement officers do use aggressive tactics against protesters who yell and needle officers but don’t appear to present clear physical threats.

The migrant soldiers - josimarfootball.com For months, the Russian army has secretly recruited hundreds, if not thousands, of jobless migrant workers in Qatar to fight on the frontline against Ukraine.

Migrant workers who traveled to Qatar ahead of the 2022 World Cup building spree are now finding themselves at the front lines fighting for Russia against Ukraine. @samindrakunti.bsky.social & Håvard Melnæs connect the dots @josimarfootball.bsky.social
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Amnesty calls on FIFA, UEFA to suspend Israeli Football Association There should be no place in football for clubs based in illegal settlements

Amnesty has written to call on FIFA and UEFA to suspend the Israeli FA until clubs from illegal settlements are excluded from its leagues.

While football supports Israel’s occupation, over 800 athletes & sports officials in Gaza have been killed in its genocide.

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US Bans Iran from World Cup Draw The United States has denied the Iranian delegation’s entry into the country to attend the draw on December 5 for the 2026 World Cup

Iran has qualified for the 2026 World Cup. But...

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From this day forward to be known as “BS News”

“And in this respect, I’m coming to understand the AI hype machine as part and parcel of the fascistic project. That’s not an analogy. I’m not saying AI is similar to fascism, or parallel to it. I’m saying AI is fascism.”

‘The Trump Olympics’: president vows to host the ‘greatest games’ in LA, a city that’s felt his wrath Trump sets his sights on 2028 games as critics worry about security, deportations and tensions with him and LA leaders

Eric Sheehan of the @nolympicsla.bsky.social coalition said they expect Trump will send troops into LA in the run-up to the [LA28] Games: “That is an image he would love.” Indeed, Trump has publicly suggested he intends to do just that. www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/s...

Findings of Fact & Conclusions of Law – #261 in American Association of University Professors v. Rubio (D. Mass., 1:25-cv-10685) – CourtListener.com Judge William G. Young: ORDER entered. FINDINGS OF FACT AND RULINGS OF LAW, PURSUANT TO FED. R. CIV. P. 52(A)(Sonnenberg, Elizabeth) (Additional attachment(s) added on 9/30/2025: # 1 Main Document) (J...

BREAKING: WE WON!!!
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Federal Judge William G. Young ruled today in our lawsuit against the Trump administration that the policy of arresting, detaining, & deporting noncitizen students & faculty members for their pro-Palestinian advocacy violates the 1st Amendment.

Full ruling here:

Eric Cantona shares jersey of refugee camp team to benefit Palestine French football legend wears jersey of Lajee Celtic Club in Israeli-occupied West Bank - Anadolu Ajansı

Palestine 🇵🇸

Eric Cantona voiced support for Palestinian refugees by backing Lajee Celtic Club from Bethlehem’s Aida refugee camp. He appeared on Instagram wearing the club’s shirt, endorsing a Celtic fan campaign in Scotland raising funds for the team.

Fifa banned Russia from international football. Now it must do the same for Israel As Israel inflicts untold misery on Palestinians, it is time for football’s governing bodies to stand by the principles they claim to uphold

In The Guardian, Jules Boykoff argues FIFA betrayed its human rights commitments by failing to suspend Israel over Gaza, citing UN genocide findings, illegal settlement clubs, racism, and the killing of Palestinian athletes like Suleiman Obeid.
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Red card for Israel? Global calls grow for football ban over Gaza genocide Pressure is mounting on sporting bodies to act as Israeli clubs remain active in European competitions and its national team is playing World Cup qualifiers - Anadolu Ajansı

“It does not surprise me that the US would threaten to intervene, given that they are Israel’s top collaborator in genocide”…

is one of many things I said about the potential ban of Israel by UEFA in this piece, which also quotes the great @julesboykoff.bsky.social.

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This would be good for both international law as well as for average football game quality

Protests in Morocco with youth complaining about among other things prioritising massive spending on World Cup projects over more urgent public needs. Eerily similar to what happened in Brazil 2013/14.

Trump’s deployment of troops to Portland is a dangerous escalation of authoritarianism. Now is the time to find our own ways of standing up and fighting back to preserve our democracy. Fellow vets: we need you to muster. And those serving: you can refuse an unlawful order as you may receive it.

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I love the TBM (Tactical Bubble Machine)...

THANK YOU, PORTLAND.

this, to me, is art

Greetings from “war-ravaged” Portland! #PDX

'Not what they signed up for': Political scientist slams Trump’s military threat against Portland - The Outlook Jules Boykoff warns that deploying troops to quell protests violates federal law and blurs the line between civilian policing and military force.

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Photograph of a black banner with white writing that reads “Gaza on my mind.” Above it is a fist in the colors of the Palestinian flag. The banner is hanging on a chain link fence

As seen outside the Portland Timbers match tonight. Shoutout to @timbersarmy.org