Palestine Askatu!

Considering that we are part of a sleeping society, it is gratifying to see how there are still people who mobilize for a cause and successfully torpedoes a top-level sporting competition like the Vuelta. Not all is lost. Using critical thinking, protesting, and demonstrating have become concepts vintage, because we have been reduced to what the system wants: to be instruments of consumption of products and ideas at its service. That's why we can sit in a crowded cove while we do scroll between a possible Barça signing, a discounted shirt, and a cadaverous child dying of hunger in the Gaza Strip. Unperturbed, we raised our gaze and asked the couple: "What would you rather eat? Fideuá or paella?" We have the capacity for indignation of a tender Jewish woman.

What happened on Wednesday in Bilbao should serve as an example and shake the sports industry from top to bottom. For many months, the highest bodies of all disciplines have been ignoring a genocide broadcast in real time with the tolerance of their fans. They are not under any massive pressure to make decisions and ban Israel from competitions. UEFA bid farewell to Suleiman al-Obeid, the star of the Palestinian national football team, but remained silent when Liverpool striker Mohamed Salah questioned it to explain how, when, and where he died. Meanwhile, the same organization will allow Maccabi Tel Aviv to play in the Europa League, just as FIBA ​​​​allows the Israeli national team to compete in the Eurobasket, and in the Euroleague, Barça will debut against Hapoel. Russia, on the other hand, was excluded five minutes after invading Ukraine. It was easier.

The old adage of "don't mix politics and sport" has returned. Really? In Al-Obeid, the Palestinian Pelé, was shot by Israeli forces while waiting for humanitarian aid among crowds on August 6. He was 41 years old, had a partner, and had five children. Beyond Salah's claim of responsibility, footballers' associations and the big names in the business haven't lifted a finger when a colleague was murdered. Where are the stars of Barça or Real Madrid? And what are the clubs doing? The ultra-capitalist doctrine invented by Michael Jordan continues: "Republicans buy sneakers too(Republicans also buy sneakers.) Congratulations to the accomplices: those who allow it and those who remain silent. The only ones who can sleep soundly are the Bilbao activists, surrounded by cyclists worried about their personal safety. The shame is already endless.