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

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[-] Babalugats@lemmy.world 17 points 9 months ago

Getting thumped because of 4 injuries and 5 players refusing to play against Israel. A boycott would have achieved a lot more. The fine would be nothing compared to the attention it would have received.

[-] HorseRabbit@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 9 months ago

Attention doesn't pay 180k tho

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