Antisemitism Watchdog Calls On Trump's World Cup Task Force, Fifa To Put Stop To Anti-israel Soccer Campaign

Stop Antisemitism laminitis Liora Rez called connected FIFA and nan White House's FIFA World Cup 2026 Task Force to put a extremity to nan "Show Israel nan Red Card" run up of nan world shot tournament.

The run began successful February astatine a UEFA Champions League lucifer successful Scotland. Celtic FC fans unfurled a banner that called connected FIFA and UEFA, nan confederation that Israel is simply a portion of, to punish nan country’s nationalist squad complete its consequence successful Gaza to Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023 violent attacks. There was nary punishment against Celtic FC aliases its fans for nan banner.

Since then, CBC reported that nan run has dispersed crossed different European countries, including Italy, Spain and Belgium, on pinch Brazil, Chile, Malaysia and Tunisia.

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A emblem is seen arsenic Celtic fans show a banner stating "Show Israel nan Red Card," connected Feb. 12, 2025. (Action Images via Reuters/Lee Smith)

Rez said FIFA has done thing to combat nan issue.

"We’ve seen perfectly nothing, which is truthful alarming," she told Fox News Digital successful a caller interview. "We’ve seen nan caput of FIFA opportunity and do, again, perfectly nothing. We’ve seen nary of nan fans beryllium penalized aliases removed from nan games holding up these signs. So again, we want nan task unit that President Trump group up to measurement successful up of clip and beryllium proactive and say, no, this isn’t invited successful nan United States. This isn’t gonna alert here."

Rez added that FIFA President Gianni Infantino should return a "strong stand" against nan campaign.

"I deliberation it has to beryllium eradicated immediately," she said. "Gianni Infantino needs to return a beardown guidelines and say, ‘Bigotry and bias against nan world’s only Jewish state is not invited successful immoderate type of statement I’m heading.’ He has yet to do that. 

"And because he hasn’t, we’re calling connected President Trump’s task unit to measurement successful and request that this benignant of, again, bias and isolation and vilification of Israel is conscionable not invited successful nan United States. Americans aren’t going to guidelines for it."

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Banners are seen arsenic Osasuna fans show a banner stating "Show Israel nan Red Card," connected Feb. 15, 2025. (REUTERS/Vincent West)

Fox News Digital reached retired to FIFA and UEFA for comment.

President Donald Trump tapped Andrew Giuliani, nan boy of erstwhile New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, arsenic nan executive head of nan task force.

In March, Trump signed an executive bid establishing nan task unit for the soccer tournament, which will beryllium hosted by nan U.S., Canada and Mexico. Trump will service arsenic nan chair of nan task force, while Vice President JD Vance will service arsenic nan vice chair. As nan executive director, Giuliani will beryllium tasked pinch managing and overseeing regular operations. 

Trump besides announced Tuesday that Carlos Cordeiro, a FIFA elder advisor, will service arsenic a elder advisor connected nan task force. 

The task unit was created to lead national efforts successful support of nan 2025 FIFA Club World Cup and nan 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Fox News Digital reached retired to nan White House for comment.

President Donald Trump, right, and FIFA President Gianni Infantino talk successful nan Oval Office of nan White House aft signing an executive bid for a task unit related to nan FIFA World Cup successful Washington, D.C., connected March 7, 2025. (Jim WATSON / AFP)

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"We dream that Andrew Giuliani, arsenic caput of this task force, really steps successful and useful pinch Gianni Infantino to say, ‘This rhetoric is not invited here, you request to make a statement. And we’re not going to beryllium welcoming antisemites, anti-Westerners, anti-American, pro-terror individuals, whether they’re fans aliases players, into this country,’" Rez said.

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