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The US Secretary of Justice just said what in a recent White House meeting? “Blacks are buying apartments in white towns in the South and this...

Relocate the Race

The Giro d’Italia cycling race, second only to the Tour de France in prestige, is set to have an Israel start, May 4-7, 2018. Israel is reportedly paying €10 million to host the Giro as part of its propaganda efforts, mimicking those of the apartheid regime in South Africa, to use sports to hide, or sports-wash, its decades-long military occupation and apartheid system imposed on the Palestinian people. Giro d'Italia is actively aiding the Israeli government in falsely portraying occupied East Jerusalem as part of Israel and its “unified capital,” something the international community does not recognize. The Giro will be a key event in Israel’s “celebrations” for the 70th anniversary of the founding of the state, when pre-state militias and later the Israeli army forced approximately 800,000 indigenous Palestinians, Muslims and Christians, from their homeland. Just as it would have been unacceptable for the Giro d’Italia to start from apartheid South Africa in the 1980s, it is unacceptable to start the race in Israel as it will only serve as a stamp of approval for Israel’s oppression of Palestinians. This campaign calls on Giro d’Italia to relocate the race from Israel to avoid covering up Israel’s violations of international law and Palestinian human rights.