NFL Players Skip Trip to ‘Israel’ to Be ‘Voice for the Voiceless’
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Defensive end Michael Bennett of the Seattle Seahawks | Photo: Reuters
Michael Bennett said that he would not allow Israel to “use” him to cover up its abuses against the Palestinians.
Several U.S. football players are boycotting an NFL trip to Israel paid for by the Israeli government in a major setback to Israeli efforts to whitewash the country’s occupation of Palestinian lands and continuing illegal settlement expansion.
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The Seattle Seahawks’ Michael Bennett is one of the major stars boycotting the trip, posting a statement on his Twitter profile explaining that when he agreed to the trip he was not informed “that my itinerary was being constructed by the Israeli government for the purpo...