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The Irish women's basketball team still has not calmed down from the injustice done to them, according to them, in the game against the Israeli team.
As you may remember, the Irish refused to shake hands with the Israeli players during the European Championship qualifiers - a game in which they were defeated 87:57, after some of them boycotted the match, and others only showed up for fear of a heavy suspension from FIBA.
Today (Saturday), the Irish Basketball Association announced that its Instagram account Disabled - according to him, due to the events. "We lost our Instagram account, and were informed by Meta that it was permanently disabled," the union's Twitter page reads. "We are appealing this, as there is no reason Meta should have done this.
"The Irish Basketball Association is a government body, which publishes only about basketball in Ireland. Our social media pages are there to showcase our basketball, from young ages to adults. The women's team is under attack on social media in light of the game against Israel.
"Nothing posted on our page during The game, before or after it justifies the meta's decision.
We will contact the Irish government on the matter and continue our updates on Twitter, Facebook, TikTok and LinkedIn."
The chairman of the Basketball Association of Ireland, John Feehan, said a few days ago that "we did what is right for the sport", referring to the decision to appear in the game against Israel. "FIBA will have to make sure that there is support and willingness across Europe to do this. You cannot do These things alone, you end up hurting yourself and no one else. We hope everything will be resolved. Let's be honest, everyone wants peace and hope it happens in the near future."
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