Results for: Giro d'Italia

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Palestinians call for protests as the top cycling races go out of their way to reward apartheid Israel with special invitations to the Israeli government-sponsored team.

In the News

The soft power objective of Israeli sport is for us to focus on a cycling team or a visit by Lionel Messi rather than Palestine, says Sports Journalism Association 2021 Sportswriter of the Year Jonathan Liew.

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Inspiring mobilizations and creative energy put a spotlight on Israel's crimes during the Giro d'Italia cycling race.

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Israeli military forces continue implementing their shoot-to-kill-or-maim policy against Palestinian protesters in Gaza while its secret police threatened Palestinians protesting the Giro d’Italia cycing race in the occupied Palestinian West Bank and within present-day Israel.

Action Alert

As millions around the world follow the famed cycling race, join social media actions to to spoil the party and give Giro d'Italia a reality check!

Action Alert

Calls are mounting for the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), the governing body of cycling, to take action to relocate the start of the famed Giro d’Italia cycling race from Israel.

In the News

29 elected European officials write to Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) and Union Européenne de Cyclisme (UEC) over Israeli member organization and Giro d'Italia's involvement in violations of international law and Palestinian human rights.

In the News

PLO Executive Committee Member Dr. Hanan Ashrawi condemned Giro d’Italia for bowing to pressure from Israel’s right-wing coalition government over references to West Jerusalem on its website.

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After Israeli ministers threatened to withdraw sponsorship from the Giro d'Italia over use of the term "West Jerusalem," race organizers chose to recognise Israel’s illegal annexation of occupied East Jerusalem.