British MP: Ignoring Israel’s sports punishment is ‘double standards

SANAA, Nov. 13 (YPA) – Zara Sultana, a member of parliament for the ruling Labour Party in Britain, criticized the failure to apply measures taken against Russia in the field of sports due to its war on Ukraine to the Zionist entity as well, describing it as “racist double standards ingrained in politics and sports in the world.”

Sultana pointed out in a post on the “X” platform, that no sanctions were imposed on “Israel”, while Russia was quickly excluded from all tournaments of European Football Association (UEFA) and International Football Federation (FIFA), after its interference in Ukraine.

“After 13 months of genocide that claimed the lives of more than 118,000 Palestinians, Israel has not faced such sanctions,” she said.

It is noteworthy that on the fourth day of the Russian intervention in Ukraine in February 2022, Russian sports teams were banned from all international tournaments.

On the other hand, no penalties were imposed on the Israeli teams and athletes and even the organizations did not issue International Sports Statement of Condemnation, despite the continuation of Israeli genocide in Gaza for more than a year.