Basketball: accused of anti-Semitism, Irish players refuse to shake hands with Israelis. Surreal scene, this Thursday, February 8, before the match of a meeting which counted for the qualifications of the women's Euro 20 20 basketball.
A decision taken following comments made by one of the Israeli players, Dor Saar, relayed on the official channels of the federation and qualifying the Irish as “quite anti-Semitic”: “It’s not a secret, and it This is perhaps why we expect a tough match. We know they don't like us and we will leave everything on the field”