Kat
@sportlawyer.bsky.social
Sports and EU law academic
Head of Legal Department at Palestine FA (temp.)
Posting in personal capacity
Head of Legal Department at Palestine FA (temp.)
Posting in personal capacity
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Emergency demo already called for the White House at 1pm. Love to all not going quietly. No to war. No to empire. No to a criminal regime built on a foundation of graft, racist violence, and child rape.
January 3, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Emergency demo already called for the White House at 1pm. Love to all not going quietly. No to war. No to empire. No to a criminal regime built on a foundation of graft, racist violence, and child rape.
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Big news no one is covering. My latest - along with Chuck Modiano - for @thenation.com "FIFA and UEFA Presidents Are Accused of Aiding Israel’s War Crimes". The complaint is being filed with the ICC in under two weeks. This does explain that FIFA Peace Prize a tad.
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
“This Is Historic”: FIFA and UEFA Presidents Are Accused of Aiding Israel’s War Crimes
A coming filing with the ICC accuses FIFA’s Gianni Infantino and UEFA’s Aleksander Čeferin of crimes against humanity for their financial support of settlement clubs.
www.thenation.com
December 10, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Big news no one is covering. My latest - along with Chuck Modiano - for @thenation.com "FIFA and UEFA Presidents Are Accused of Aiding Israel’s War Crimes". The complaint is being filed with the ICC in under two weeks. This does explain that FIFA Peace Prize a tad.
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
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One can argue Trump understands this as much as anyone—which is why he always makes sure that Infantino has a place at his feet. And yet, their open embrace of each other makes the case against Infantino that much easier.
https://bit.ly/4oLq2Fu
https://bit.ly/4oLq2Fu
'This is Historic': FIFA and UEFA Presidents Accused of Aiding Israel's War Crimes
A coming filing with the ICC accuses FIFA's Gianni Infantino and UEFA's Aleksander Čeferin of crimes against humanity for their financial support of settlement clubs.
bit.ly
December 10, 2025 at 5:07 PM
One can argue Trump understands this as much as anyone—which is why he always makes sure that Infantino has a place at his feet. And yet, their open embrace of each other makes the case against Infantino that much easier.
https://bit.ly/4oLq2Fu
https://bit.ly/4oLq2Fu
FIFA and UEFA Presidents accused of complicity in war crimes and crimes against humanity - complaint to the Office of Prosecutor to be filed within weeks.
November 29, 2025 at 8:39 AM
FIFA and UEFA Presidents accused of complicity in war crimes and crimes against humanity - complaint to the Office of Prosecutor to be filed within weeks.
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David Goldblatt is one of the most eloquent, articulate and principled voices in football. He spoke about the issue of FIFA's inaction over Israel at @playthegame-org.bsky.social last month, and his words feel particularly relevant today as FIFA seeks to evade accountability.
November 27, 2025 at 12:54 PM
David Goldblatt is one of the most eloquent, articulate and principled voices in football. He spoke about the issue of FIFA's inaction over Israel at @playthegame-org.bsky.social last month, and his words feel particularly relevant today as FIFA seeks to evade accountability.
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“Cristiano Ronaldo is...abetting Donald Trump’s efforts to sportswash, allowing the president to deflect attention from domestic chronic social problems & human-rights woes while looking important on the global stage.” www.nbcnews.com/sports/socce...
Cristiano Ronaldo attends White House dinner with Trump and Saudi crown prince
Ronaldo, 40, plays for Al-Nassr in the Saudi Pro League. Next year’s World Cup is likely to be his last appearance at the tournament.
www.nbcnews.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:05 AM
“Cristiano Ronaldo is...abetting Donald Trump’s efforts to sportswash, allowing the president to deflect attention from domestic chronic social problems & human-rights woes while looking important on the global stage.” www.nbcnews.com/sports/socce...
This is Trumps Peace Deal due to which UEFA and FIFA suspended their democratic processes started by FAs to expel Israel from football. There hasn't been a day where Palestinians weren't killed, including a 10 yr old shot and killed by IOF on his birthday while playing football in the West Bank.
All in one night.
"Gaza's health ministry said a total of 104 people were killed, including 46 children and 20 women, and that more than 250 others were injured."
"Gaza's health ministry said a total of 104 people were killed, including 46 children and 20 women, and that more than 250 others were injured."
October 29, 2025 at 2:29 PM
This is Trumps Peace Deal due to which UEFA and FIFA suspended their democratic processes started by FAs to expel Israel from football. There hasn't been a day where Palestinians weren't killed, including a 10 yr old shot and killed by IOF on his birthday while playing football in the West Bank.
My interview with Anadolu Agency
www.aa.com.tr/en/sports/fi...
www.aa.com.tr/en/sports/fi...
FIFA, UEFA flayed for disregarding international law by continuing to include Israel in competition
Many Israeli athletes posted messages calling for Gaza's destruction, says Kat Vilarev, legal adviser to Palestine FA - Anadolu Ajansı
www.aa.com.tr
October 27, 2025 at 6:21 PM
My interview with Anadolu Agency
www.aa.com.tr/en/sports/fi...
www.aa.com.tr/en/sports/fi...
This is huge!
The UN Secretary General presented Special Rapporteur's report to the UN General Assembly. Even though it deals with state actors accountability for genocide in Gaza, FIFA (and by analogy, UEFA) was explicitly mentioned as shielding Israel from accountability from "deserved expulsion"
The UN Secretary General presented Special Rapporteur's report to the UN General Assembly. Even though it deals with state actors accountability for genocide in Gaza, FIFA (and by analogy, UEFA) was explicitly mentioned as shielding Israel from accountability from "deserved expulsion"
October 22, 2025 at 10:09 PM
This is huge!
The UN Secretary General presented Special Rapporteur's report to the UN General Assembly. Even though it deals with state actors accountability for genocide in Gaza, FIFA (and by analogy, UEFA) was explicitly mentioned as shielding Israel from accountability from "deserved expulsion"
The UN Secretary General presented Special Rapporteur's report to the UN General Assembly. Even though it deals with state actors accountability for genocide in Gaza, FIFA (and by analogy, UEFA) was explicitly mentioned as shielding Israel from accountability from "deserved expulsion"
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www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent... As if seeking to back up the decision of West Midlands police to ban them from Birmingham, Maccabi Tel Aviv fans were today involved in a riot with Hapoel Tel Aviv supporters. Hapoel are seen as Israel's left-wing club.
Police cancel Tel Aviv derby after fans riot at stadium
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www.timesofisrael.com
October 19, 2025 at 7:36 PM
www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent... As if seeking to back up the decision of West Midlands police to ban them from Birmingham, Maccabi Tel Aviv fans were today involved in a riot with Hapoel Tel Aviv supporters. Hapoel are seen as Israel's left-wing club.
These are the conditions in which my colleagues from Palestine FA work. Every week, IDF gas-bombs the HQ for no reason.
October 19, 2025 at 8:44 PM
These are the conditions in which my colleagues from Palestine FA work. Every week, IDF gas-bombs the HQ for no reason.
He told Abbas that he wanted to visit Gaza. What is Infantino going to do in Gaza? PR stunt? Selfie tour? He certainly has no business of being in Gaza. He's helping Israeli occupation and colonisation of the West Bank and probably dreaming about Trump Riviera. Sickening.
October 15, 2025 at 6:45 PM
He told Abbas that he wanted to visit Gaza. What is Infantino going to do in Gaza? PR stunt? Selfie tour? He certainly has no business of being in Gaza. He's helping Israeli occupation and colonisation of the West Bank and probably dreaming about Trump Riviera. Sickening.
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Read more:
Letter to FIFA Re. Human Rights Responsibilities in 2026 World Cup
We write to express grave concerns about the impact of current United States immigration policies on the 2026 FIFA World Cup and the 2025 US Club World Cup. With just over one year until the World Cup...
www.hrw.org
October 2, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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The issue was first tabled with FIFA in 2013 by the PFA, before FIFA decided not to act.
It was tabled again in 2024, and FIFA has continued to drag its feet. As per usual, FIFA delays instead exercising its leverage.
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
It was tabled again in 2024, and FIFA has continued to drag its feet. As per usual, FIFA delays instead exercising its leverage.
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
Amnesty calls on FIFA, UEFA to suspend Israeli Football Association
There should be no place in football for clubs based in illegal settlements
www.amnesty.org
October 3, 2025 at 5:39 AM
The issue was first tabled with FIFA in 2013 by the PFA, before FIFA decided not to act.
It was tabled again in 2024, and FIFA has continued to drag its feet. As per usual, FIFA delays instead exercising its leverage.
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
It was tabled again in 2024, and FIFA has continued to drag its feet. As per usual, FIFA delays instead exercising its leverage.
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
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🧵 Gianni Infantino stresses the “importance of promoting peace and unity, particularly in the context of the ongoing situation in Gaza”, but FIFA has failed to address how football contributes to an illegal occupation and human rights abuses
inside.fifa.com/organisation...
inside.fifa.com/organisation...
FIFA Council calls for peace and takes key decisions on football governance
The FIFA Council met at the Home of FIFA in Zurich on Thursday, 2 October 2025 and adopted key decisions on a variety of topics, including football governance and competitions.
inside.fifa.com
October 3, 2025 at 5:39 AM
🧵 Gianni Infantino stresses the “importance of promoting peace and unity, particularly in the context of the ongoing situation in Gaza”, but FIFA has failed to address how football contributes to an illegal occupation and human rights abuses
inside.fifa.com/organisation...
inside.fifa.com/organisation...
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The UN has blacklisted a construction company owned by Real Madrid’s Florentino Pérez, the president of #RealMadrid, for operating in occupied Palestinian land using local resources to build infrastructure that helps sustain Israel’s illegal settlements.
www.insideworldfootball.com/2025/09/29/u...
www.insideworldfootball.com/2025/09/29/u...
UN blacklists Real Madrid president Florentino Pérez’s construction firms for building illegal Israeli settlements - Inside World Football
September 28 – The UN has blacklisted a construction company owned by Real Madrid’s Florentino Pérez, the president of Real Madrid, for operating in occupied Palestinian land using local resources to ...
www.insideworldfootball.com
October 3, 2025 at 5:04 PM
The UN has blacklisted a construction company owned by Real Madrid’s Florentino Pérez, the president of #RealMadrid, for operating in occupied Palestinian land using local resources to build infrastructure that helps sustain Israel’s illegal settlements.
www.insideworldfootball.com/2025/09/29/u...
www.insideworldfootball.com/2025/09/29/u...
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The next time someone parrots the line that sports are a beacon of peace, ask them if that slogan brought back any of the hundreds of Palestinian athletes slaughtered by Israel over the past 22 months—or if it just helped everyone sleep better at night.
www.sportspolitika.news/p/israel-spo...
www.sportspolitika.news/p/israel-spo...
Israel is committing genocide. Why is it still welcome in global sports?
The sports world claims to stand for peace and unity yet turns a blind eye as Israel kills athletes, journalists and civilians in Gaza.
www.sportspolitika.news
August 29, 2025 at 3:22 PM
The next time someone parrots the line that sports are a beacon of peace, ask them if that slogan brought back any of the hundreds of Palestinian athletes slaughtered by Israel over the past 22 months—or if it just helped everyone sleep better at night.
www.sportspolitika.news/p/israel-spo...
www.sportspolitika.news/p/israel-spo...
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Trump says that “if I didn’t send in the troops” to Los Angeles than Gianni could never have World Cup games there next year. Infantino, standing at his shoulder, watches on silently.
August 22, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Trump says that “if I didn’t send in the troops” to Los Angeles than Gianni could never have World Cup games there next year. Infantino, standing at his shoulder, watches on silently.
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More than 800 athletes and officials have been killed in Israel’s genocide in Gaza. Those surviving are being starved with so many others.
Destroying Gaza’s cultural and social life goes hand in hand with the destruction of the Palestinian people.
Pls watch this AJ piece
youtu.be/u7fi4rmxN4A?...
Destroying Gaza’s cultural and social life goes hand in hand with the destruction of the Palestinian people.
Pls watch this AJ piece
youtu.be/u7fi4rmxN4A?...
Gaza’s athletes starved, displaced and killed as sport became a casualty of Israel’s war
YouTube video by Al Jazeera English
youtu.be
August 22, 2025 at 10:26 AM
More than 800 athletes and officials have been killed in Israel’s genocide in Gaza. Those surviving are being starved with so many others.
Destroying Gaza’s cultural and social life goes hand in hand with the destruction of the Palestinian people.
Pls watch this AJ piece
youtu.be/u7fi4rmxN4A?...
Destroying Gaza’s cultural and social life goes hand in hand with the destruction of the Palestinian people.
Pls watch this AJ piece
youtu.be/u7fi4rmxN4A?...
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"Figures from a classified Israeli military intelligence database indicate five out of six Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in Gaza have been civilians, an extreme rate of slaughter rarely matched in recent decades of warfare."
www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
Revealed: Israeli military’s own data indicates civilian death rate of 83% in Gaza war
Figures from classified IDF database listed 8,900 named fighters as dead or probably dead in May, as overall death toll reached 53,000
www.theguardian.com
August 21, 2025 at 2:45 PM
"Figures from a classified Israeli military intelligence database indicate five out of six Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in Gaza have been civilians, an extreme rate of slaughter rarely matched in recent decades of warfare."
www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
They are continuing to kill sports stars across the disciplines.
August 21, 2025 at 5:11 AM
They are continuing to kill sports stars across the disciplines.
Weak statements with no action will change nothing. Ceferin knows this very well.
August 16, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Weak statements with no action will change nothing. Ceferin knows this very well.
No football in Europe for genocide supporters!
Some of his social media posts/reposts:
“Destroy. Tighten. Crush. To God’s revenge”
“All of Gaza supports terrorism. All of Gaza is dead”
“What is the reason why 200 tons of bombs have not already been dropped on Gaza”
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
Some of his social media posts/reposts:
“Destroy. Tighten. Crush. To God’s revenge”
“All of Gaza supports terrorism. All of Gaza is dead”
“What is the reason why 200 tons of bombs have not already been dropped on Gaza”
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
German soccer club cancels signing of Israeli striker over anti-Gaza social media posts
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www.haaretz.com
August 5, 2025 at 3:02 PM
No football in Europe for genocide supporters!
Some of his social media posts/reposts:
“Destroy. Tighten. Crush. To God’s revenge”
“All of Gaza supports terrorism. All of Gaza is dead”
“What is the reason why 200 tons of bombs have not already been dropped on Gaza”
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
Some of his social media posts/reposts:
“Destroy. Tighten. Crush. To God’s revenge”
“All of Gaza supports terrorism. All of Gaza is dead”
“What is the reason why 200 tons of bombs have not already been dropped on Gaza”
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
During it's current Presidency of the EU Council, Denmark has reintroduced introduced a radical proposal for surveillance: mandatory scanning of all private messages on platforms like WhatsApp, Signal, and Telegram, no opt-outs, no end-to-end encryption. Vote will happen on 14 Oct.
August 3, 2025 at 6:15 PM
During it's current Presidency of the EU Council, Denmark has reintroduced introduced a radical proposal for surveillance: mandatory scanning of all private messages on platforms like WhatsApp, Signal, and Telegram, no opt-outs, no end-to-end encryption. Vote will happen on 14 Oct.
FIFA is delaying obvious decision on Israeli illegal settlement clubs for 13 years, and in the past two Congresses, for one reason only - they are hoping that Palestine will be no more. Gaza is beyond words, while West Bank paused all its leagues due to increased settler land theft and IOF violence.
August 3, 2025 at 7:29 AM
FIFA is delaying obvious decision on Israeli illegal settlement clubs for 13 years, and in the past two Congresses, for one reason only - they are hoping that Palestine will be no more. Gaza is beyond words, while West Bank paused all its leagues due to increased settler land theft and IOF violence.