Heimir Hallgrímsson accused of ‘stupidity’ by Israel’s FA.
The dispute comes amid controversy in Ireland over the fixtures, scheduled for 27 September and 4 October.
Hamas on 7 October 2023 led the deadliest attack ever against Israel in which militants killed 1,221 people and dragged into Gaza 251 hostages, 44 of them already dead, according to Israeli official figures.
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The dispute comes amid controversy in Ireland over the fixtures, scheduled for 27 September and 4 October.
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Heimir Hallgrímsson accused of ‘stupidity’ by Israel’s FA.
Micheál Martin says IFA’s response is ‘unacceptable’.
“I think those are unacceptable remarks; they should be withdrawn,” Martin told reporters in New York, where he is attending the UN general assembly.
Martin said Hallgrímsson’s comments reflected concerns about the scale of death and destruction in Gaza, also citing remarks by the UN secretary general, António Guterres.
The dispute comes amid controversy in Ireland over the fixtures, scheduled for 27 September and 4 October. More than 160 Irish sportspeople have signed an open letter calling on the national team to boycott the matches, and protesters gathered outside the team’s Dublin hotel on Monday.
The Football Association of Ireland passed a motion last November requesting that European football governing body, Uefa, suspend Israel from international competition.
Hamas on 7 October 2023 led the deadliest attack ever against Israel in which militants killed 1,221 people and dragged into Gaza 251 hostages, 44 of them already dead, according to Israeli official figures.
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