Wembley, the home of England’s national football team, has previously lit up its iconic arch with the colours of Ukraine, Turkey and other countries in solidarity. However, it will not do the same for Israel, media reports said.
The British government issued a rare reproach on Thursday to the Football Association (FA) for its decision not to light up Wembley Stadium’s bow in blue and white in solidarity with Israel following last week’s attacks by Palestinian militant group Hamas.
Wembley, the home of England’s public football platoon, has preliminarily lit up its iconic bow with the colours of Ukraine, Turkey and other countries in solidarity. still, it’ll not do the same for Israel, media reports said.
“I’m extremely disappointed. and have made my views clear to the FA, ” Britain’s Secretary for Culture, Media and Sport Lucy Frazer said in a post on X, formerly Twitter.
“It’s especially disappointing in light of the FA’s bold station on other terrorist attacks in the recent history. Words and conduct matter. The Government is clear we stand with Israel, ” she added.
The government this week, projected the Israeli flag onto Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Downing Street hearthstone, while congress lit itself up in blue and white, echoing analogous displays of solidarity in other corridor of the Western world.
The FA released a statement before on Thursday, saying flags and shirts showing support for victims of the Israeli- Palestinian conflict won’t be allowed for England’s forthcoming games against Australia and Italy at Wembley.
England and Australia players will wear black armbands for their friendly on Friday, the FA said, and there will be a period of silence before kick- off.
“On Friday evening, we will flash back the innocent victims of the ruinous events in Israel and Palestine, ” the FA said in the statement, without mentioning Wembley’s bow.
“We’ll only permit flags, replica accoutrements and other representations of nation for the contending nations inside Wembley Stadium. ”
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