Petition to ban the Euro 2013 Israel

Across a range of international players, led by player Frederic Kanoute their solidarity with Palestine, especially the residents of the Gaza Strip, stressing in their petition rejected the European Nations Cup Under-21 in 2013 in Israel.

A statement posted on the site Kanoute on the Internet, "We express our solidarity with Gaza living under siege and the denial of human dignity and freedom," adding that "the recent aggression suffered by the sector and has killed more than a hundred civilians from children and innocent and stain other on the conscience of the world ".

The statement condemned the process of shelling Stadium Palestine in Gaza on the tenth of last month what caused the deaths of four young men were playing football, and the continued captivity of athletes Palestinians such as the age-Royce (23 years), Mohamed Nimer (22 years) without charge or trial.

The statement said that "It is inconceivable that kills children playing football, the host of Israel for the European Nations Cup Under-21 Under these practices completely unacceptable, and will serve as an award for practices that are inconsistent with the values ​​of sport.

The following are the most prominent players of the signatories to the statement

Frederic Kanoute - Mali

Edin Hazard - Belgium

Demba Ba - Senegal

Didier Drogba - Ivory Coast

Jeremy Menez - France

Mamadou Niang - Senegal

Hassan Yebda - Algeria

Brothers Andre and Jordan Ayew - Ghana

Sudanese Arab crescent - Algeria

Yacine Brahimi - France

Alou Diarra - France

Steve Mandanda - France

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