PUMA’s Complicity with Israeli Racism w/ John Minto of Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa: 19 July, 2023

PUMA has been sponsoring FIFA soccer teams, while the FIFA organisation continues to operate in an opaque way about the atrocities endured by Palestinians under Israeli rule. 

Called sportswashing, PUMA’s endorsement of FIFA teams undermines Israeli racism in Palestine, a country where many of its citizens are unable to vote. 

Arno spoke to National Chair of the Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa John Minto to find out more. He believes the treatment of Palestinians echoes both apartheid South Africa and the Nazi occupation of France in World War II. 

Arno started the interview by asking for background on the 75-year Israeli occupation of Palestine