Martin backs manager, condemns insult

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Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin in New York backed manager Heimir Hallgrímsson after Israel’s football federation called him "stupid" over his Gaza "genocide" comment, calling the remarks unacceptable.

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Football | Israel Football Association calls the genocide-speaking coach stupid

Ireland's manager's comment sparked a heated controversy ahead of the two countries' meeting this weekend.

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The Guardian

Ireland manager gets prime minister Martin’s backing in row with Israel over ‘genocide’

Heimir Hallgrímsson accused of ‘stupidity’ by Israel’s FA Micheál Martin says IFA’s response is ‘unacceptable’ Ireland’s prime minister, Micheál Martin, backed his country’s football manager, Heimir Hallgrímsson, after Israel’s football federation accused Hallgrimsson of “stupidity, ignorance and hypocrisy” over comments about the war in Gaza. “I think those are unacceptable remarks; they should be withdrawn, ” Martin told reporters in New York, where he is attending the UN general assembly. “Israel can’t keep denying what the world knows, and what the world understands. ” Continue reading. . .

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Die Presse

He should be ashamed: Israel rejects Van der Bellen's "war crimes" accusation

"Someone representing a country whose history is linked to the gravest crimes against humanity and the Jewish people dares to make a false accusation," Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said.

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