Live anti-Semitic remarks by Barcelona commentator anger people

The Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM) is calling for disciplinary measures against Spanish TV3 commentator Clara Bassiana anti-Semitism on live television. The incident happened during an Olympic qualifying event held in Barcelona in June, where Basiana voiced his political opinion in his play-by-play commentary. “Beyond the technical aspects, I would like to point out that Israel’s international presence is another strategy for the refinement of genocide in the fields of sports and culture and human rights violations That they are doing it against the Palestinian people,” she said during the qualifiers. We’ve seen it here, at the pre-Olympic Games in Barcelona, ​​we’ve seen it again and again at Eurovision, it seems that the war crimes Israeli state disappears during these events,” Bassiana said. In response, CAM sent a letter to the CEO of Catalyunya Comunicacio’s group Jaime Peral, commentator on him. “It is regrettable that TV3 viewers were subjected to Basiana’s abusive behavior on Middle East events during a sporting event.” CAM executive director Sacha Roitman-Dratva said. “Misinformation and lies about Israel help promote Jewish-hatred around the world, and television stations use themselves as platforms for de-advocacy.” should not be allowed to. The spread of religious bigotry.” “As the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism makes clear, anti-Semitism is a form of contemporary antisemitism that must be condemned and at the same time as all other forms of prejudice against Jews. must be uprooted,” she added. “Moreover, this hateful rhetoric distracts from the remarkable achievements of Israeli competitors Eden Blecher and Shelley Bobritzky, who will represent Israel at the Tokyo Olympics this summer.”