I think we should leave Israel well alone and stay out of it.

Have they done this before for other countries after acts of terrorism?

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Jewish Brits? Why would Jewish Scots, Welsh and Northern Irish care about what the English FA do?

comment by bmcl1987 - the M stands for meltdown 🤓 (U14177)
posted 52 seconds ago
Jewish Brits? Why would Jewish Scots, Welsh and Northern Irish care about what the English FA do?
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Support from anyone would be appreciated, I’m sure.

comment by bmcl1987 - the M stands for meltdown 🤓 (U14177)
posted 52 seconds ago
Jewish Brits? Why would Jewish Scots, Welsh and Northern Irish care about what the English FA do?
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I would have thought this obvious. Because they are Jewish AND British?

comment by Busby (U19985)
posted 4 minutes ago
I think we should leave Israel well alone and stay out of it.
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I don’t think anyone expects the FA to solve the issues. Just to acknowledge the horrific loss of life to terrorism..

comment by Sat Nav (U18243)
posted 5 minutes ago
Have they done this before for other countries after acts of terrorism?
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Ah yes they did after people were murdered in a nightclub in Paris.

Strange that they won't do the same now, I wonder why?

comment by Sat Nav (U18243)
posted 3 minutes ago
comment by bmcl1987 - the M stands for meltdown 🤓 (U14177)
posted 52 seconds ago
Jewish Brits? Why would Jewish Scots, Welsh and Northern Irish care about what the English FA do?
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I would have thought this obvious. Because they are Jewish AND British?
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But not English….

comment by Rwanda forever (U22987)
posted 4 minutes ago
comment by bmcl1987 - the M stands for meltdown 🤓 (U14177)
posted 52 seconds ago
Jewish Brits? Why would Jewish Scots, Welsh and Northern Irish care about what the English FA do?
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Support from anyone would be appreciated, I’m sure.
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They’re not English…

comment by bmcl1987 - the M stands for meltdown 🤓 (U14177)
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comment by Rwanda forever (U22987)
posted 4 minutes ago
comment by bmcl1987 - the M stands for meltdown 🤓 (U14177)
posted 52 seconds ago
Jewish Brits? Why would Jewish Scots, Welsh and Northern Irish care about what the English FA do?
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Support from anyone would be appreciated, I’m sure.
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They’re not English…
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Do they need to be to receive a gesture in support of their loss?

comment by bmcl1987 - the M stands for meltdown 🤓 (U14177)
posted 56 seconds ago
comment by Sat Nav (U18243)
posted 3 minutes ago
comment by bmcl1987 - the M stands for meltdown 🤓 (U14177)
posted 52 seconds ago
Jewish Brits? Why would Jewish Scots, Welsh and Northern Irish care about what the English FA do?
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I would have thought this obvious. Because they are Jewish AND British?
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But not English….
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but jewish....

Tell you what mate - why don't you ask Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish Jews whether they care that the FA is refusing to do something that they have done before. Then ask them why and you'll have your answer.

Such a truly bizarre question to ask. Even more bizarre than this was the first thing you decided to write as a post.

comment by Rwanda forever (U22987)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by bmcl1987 - the M stands for meltdown 🤓 (U14177)
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comment by Rwanda forever (U22987)
posted 4 minutes ago
comment by bmcl1987 - the M stands for meltdown 🤓 (U14177)
posted 52 seconds ago
Jewish Brits? Why would Jewish Scots, Welsh and Northern Irish care about what the English FA do?
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Support from anyone would be appreciated, I’m sure.
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They’re not English…
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Do they need to be to receive a gesture in support of their loss?
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A Scottish person. Caring about what the English FA do with some stadium lights?

comment by bmcl1987 - the M stands for meltdown 🤓 (U14177)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by Rwanda forever (U22987)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by bmcl1987 - the M stands for meltdown 🤓 (U14177)
posted 22 seconds ago
comment by Rwanda forever (U22987)
posted 4 minutes ago
comment by bmcl1987 - the M stands for meltdown 🤓 (U14177)
posted 52 seconds ago
Jewish Brits? Why would Jewish Scots, Welsh and Northern Irish care about what the English FA do?
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Support from anyone would be appreciated, I’m sure.
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They’re not English…
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Do they need to be to receive a gesture in support of their loss?
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A Scottish person. Caring about what the English FA do with some stadium lights?
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You can't really be this silly mate.

comment by Sat Nav (U18243)
posted 2 seconds ago
comment by bmcl1987 - the M stands for meltdown 🤓 (U14177)
posted 56 seconds ago
comment by Sat Nav (U18243)
posted 3 minutes ago
comment by bmcl1987 - the M stands for meltdown 🤓 (U14177)
posted 52 seconds ago
Jewish Brits? Why would Jewish Scots, Welsh and Northern Irish care about what the English FA do?
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I would have thought this obvious. Because they are Jewish AND British?
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But not English….
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but jewish....

Tell you what mate - why don't you ask Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish Jews whether they care that the FA is refusing to do something that they have done before. Then ask them why and you'll have your answer.

Such a truly bizarre question to ask. Even more bizarre than this was the first thing you decided to write as a post.
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I have a mate who is Scottish and Jewish. He said he didn’t care. Hence why I posted when I saw the article.

Interesting trick using the word “refusing” as opposed to “choosing”. We see your framing Satters.

If you want to know why I was in touch with him, we don’t chat often (marriage, kids, life has meant we’ve drifted apart) but I was checking in to see how he was getting on and we got into joking about how daft some of the reporting on a hugely complex situation is👍

I’m totally with the FA on this

I agree with it. They need to scale back this constant demand to use sport - particularly football - as a platform for political or societal comment. Do it for one and you have to do it for all or face criticism or scrutiny, and who decides whose cause is worthier.

There are other places for this kind of things.

comment by bmcl1987 - the M stands for meltdown 🤓 (U14177)
posted 6 minutes ago
comment by Sat Nav (U18243)
posted 2 seconds ago
comment by bmcl1987 - the M stands for meltdown 🤓 (U14177)
posted 56 seconds ago
comment by Sat Nav (U18243)
posted 3 minutes ago
comment by bmcl1987 - the M stands for meltdown 🤓 (U14177)
posted 52 seconds ago
Jewish Brits? Why would Jewish Scots, Welsh and Northern Irish care about what the English FA do?
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I would have thought this obvious. Because they are Jewish AND British?
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But not English….
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but jewish....

Tell you what mate - why don't you ask Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish Jews whether they care that the FA is refusing to do something that they have done before. Then ask them why and you'll have your answer.

Such a truly bizarre question to ask. Even more bizarre than this was the first thing you decided to write as a post.
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I have a mate who is Scottish and Jewish. He said he didn’t care. Hence why I posted when I saw the article.

Interesting trick using the word “refusing” as opposed to “choosing”. We see your framing Satters.
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Refusing or choosing - doesn't matter. They've chosen to be inconsistent.

Ah you've spoken to one Jewish Scot. I've explained why I suspect that non-english Jews would care what the FA does (not in general but wrt to lights for the terrorism).

comment by Boris 'Inky’ Gibson (U5901)
posted 6 minutes ago
I’m totally with the FA on this
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Of course you are.

Boris: "Anthing Hamas does is justified."

comment by Charlie Hotspur (U14461)
posted 7 minutes ago
I agree with it. They need to scale back this constant demand to use sport - particularly football - as a platform for political or societal comment. Do it for one and you have to do it for all or face criticism or scrutiny, and who decides whose cause is worthier.

There are other places for this kind of things.
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Maybe, but is this the time to decide they won’t do it any longer? I don’t think so.

Would we really be saying don’t do it if it was France, the US or Sweden who had suffered such an attack?

They’ve chosen to not respond to a complex situation. The context in which things happen is important, the English FA are respecting that. You may disagree with it, but while you might read it as inconsistent, others could credibly read it as consistent with other conflicts in that part of the world.

I suspect for many many Scottish Jews, the showiness (or lack thereof) of support for a country they don’t live in, and many haven’t visited nor have any intention of visiting, by an FA that for obvious reasons they don’t support, is irrelavent.

comment by Rwanda forever (U22987)
posted 36 seconds ago
comment by Charlie Hotspur (U14461)
posted 7 minutes ago
I agree with it. They need to scale back this constant demand to use sport - particularly football - as a platform for political or societal comment. Do it for one and you have to do it for all or face criticism or scrutiny, and who decides whose cause is worthier.

There are other places for this kind of things.
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Maybe, but is this the time to decide they won’t do it any longer? I don’t think so.

Would we really be saying don’t do it if it was France, the US or Sweden who had suffered such an attack?
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Comparing the context of a terrorist attack on Sweden with the political situation and context of Israel and Palestine; apples and bowling balls.

Minute silence for the victims of the terrorist attack - absolutely.
Showing support for a particular “side” in what is a hugely complex situation - no thank you.

comment by bmcl1987 - the M stands for meltdown 🤓 (U14177)
posted 1 minute ago
They’ve chosen to not respond to a complex situation. The context in which things happen is important, the English FA are respecting that. You may disagree with it, but while you might read it as inconsistent, others could credibly read it as consistent with other conflicts in that part of the world.

I suspect for many many Scottish Jews, the showiness (or lack thereof) of support for a country they don’t live in, and many haven’t visited nor have any intention of visiting, by an FA that for obvious reasons they don’t support, is irrelavent.
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The Board of Deputies of British Jews also criticised the FA statement – pointing out that it made “no mention of the mass terrorist murders of hundreds of innocent Israelis last Saturday”.