StopAntisemitism founder Liora Rez talks to Fox News Digital about an anti-Israel campaign taking place in lead up to FIFA World Cup.
Stop Antisemitism founder Liora Rez called on FIFA and the White House's FIFA World Cup 2026 Task Force to put a stop to the "Show Israel the Red Card" campaign ahead of the global soccer tournament.
The campaign began in February at a UEFA Champions League match in Scotland. Celtic FC fans unfurled a banner that called on FIFA and UEFA, the confederation that Israel is a part of, to punish the country’s national team over its response in Gaza to Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023 terrorist attacks. There was no penalty against Celtic FC or its fans for the banner.
Since then, CBC reported that the campaign has spread across other European countries, including Italy, Spain and Belgium, along with Brazil, Chile, Malaysia and Tunisia.
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A flag is seen as Celtic fans display a banner stating "Show Israel the Red Card," on Feb. 12, 2025. (Action Images via Reuters/Lee Smith)
Rez said FIFA has done nothing to combat the issue.
"We’ve seen absolutely nothing, which is so alarming," she told Fox News Digital in a recent interview. "We’ve seen the head of FIFA say and do, again, absolutely nothing. We’ve seen none of the fans be penalized or removed from the games holding up these signs. So again, we want the task force that President Trump set up to step in ahead of time and be proactive and say, no, this isn’t welcome in the United States. This isn’t gonna fly here."
Rez added that FIFA President Gianni Infantino should take a "strong stand" against the campaign.
"I think it has to be eradicated immediately," she said. "Gianni Infantino needs to take a
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