Very few people turned up on Thursday night in Alexandrio to watch his friendly match live Mars with the Hapoel Final Aviv. The organized fans of the team were missing from the stands of the Palace, who a few hours before jamballhad made it clear that they would abstain, sending a message of protest against the presence of the Israelis.
“We are against this “friendly” precisely because we believe in sport that unites people, and not in sport that washes away genocides and murders of small children.” noted in the announcement signed by the links, SUPER 3, ARIS ATHENS CLUB, S.F. ARIS HIEROLOHITES, ARIS THIRA DOOR 1.
“We support the emperor with all our might, but we cannot turn a blind eye to the crimes that are happening today, a few hundred kilometers away from us”they emphasize at the end of the announcement.
The announcement in detail
“For almost a year now, a crime of enormous proportions has been taking place in the Middle East. The state of Israel – along with its allies – is responsible for over 40,000 murdered Palestinians (with nearly 17,000 children among them), at least 100,000 injured, over 10,000 missing, and about as many Palestinians in Israeli prisons. At the same time nearly 2,000,000 people were displaced from their homes and land, trying to survive in hunger and poverty, while the Israeli army carried out attacks on homes and crops, most of Gaza’s schools and hospitals, and even advanced in ambushes and massacres of people while receiving food from humanitarian aid trucks.
In this gloomy landscape there is also sports somewhere. Unlike other conflicts or wars, where we have seen the exclusion of athletes, clubs, national teams and federations from international organizations (as if the athletes are responsible for the suffering caused by the states), in this case no such thing simply does not happen (which is not what we would like), but sports and culture are used systematically and not randomly by Israel, with the help of course from the European media and states. By organizing and participating in tournaments and events, galas, conferences, parties, and at the same time silencing the voices that speak about what is happening in Palestine, a concerted effort is taking place to wash the image of the state of Israel and present that everything they flow smoothly in the area.
Unfortunately, in this effort we see that the men’s basketball department of Aris has also been involved. A department with a huge history, which has offered us dozens of moments of pride, and in which in recent years – at a slow but steady pace – a commendable effort is being made to get back on its feet again, which deserves the support of all of us. So we unfortunately saw KAE first announce their presence in a tournament in Tel Aviv, next to the lands where genocide is currently taking place, and then, when Villerban pulled out due to the situation and the tournament was cancelled, announce a friendly match between Aris and Hapoel Tel Aviv, in Thessaloniki.
From our side, as fans of the huge Association of Mars, which has 110 years of history behind it and thousands of people who have dedicated their lives to it, we cannot remain indifferent. The Mars that our grandfathers and fathers left us is the Mars that expresses vast masses, while simultaneously embracing minorities. The Mars of the Greeks, Jews, and Slavs of the multicultural Thessaloniki of the early 20th century. The Mars of the locals and refugees, Greeks and Armenians, who survived similar atrocities and crimes by the Young Turks 100 years ago, and finally the Association became a refuge for them. The Ares of Christians and Muslims, like the legend of the Moufit Kalliontzis Association, all united under one God, the God of War. The Mars of all social classes, as is characteristically mentioned already from the first statute of the Association.
If some are serving political ends, they’d do well to leave Ari’s family alone. All these years we have seen various people trying to build political careers at the expense of the Association, and we do not have the memory of a goldfish, nor are we children to believe that Aris had or will have any benefit from such a thing (unlike other associations that may to have various services, no matter what color the power was, or that even prime ministers publicly declare that they must say they support them, while just two years ago a kid, Alkis Kampanos, was murdered because he had the courage not to do exactly that the thing). There is no benefit to the giant Mars (who can find many alternative worthy opponents) from a friendly with a team that unfortunately supports and is supported by a regime that attacks with state-of-the-art weapons even small children, except those who directly or indirectly maintain relations with this regime.
So as Associations of this huge Association we are against this “friendly” precisely because we believe in sport that unites people, and not in sport that washes away genocides and murders of small children.
Because, as much as some would like it, we fans are not sheep. Both through the Association and from our own lives, we know injustice on our skin, and – whatever different opinions each one of us has – we have learned to stand on the side of the oppressed and the resisters.
WE SUPPORT THE EMPEROR WITH ALL OUR STRENGTH, YET WE CANNOT TURN A CLOSE EYES TO THE CRIMES THAT ARE HAPPENING TODAY, A FEW HUNDREDS OF KILOMETERS AWAY.
SUPER 3
ARIS ATHENS CLUB
S.F. ARI HIEROLOCHITES
MARS DOOR 1″.
Aris – Hapoel 72-100
In the competitive part, the visitors showed clearly more ready against the team of Yannis Kastritis, which is evident from the final difference of 28 points.
Hapoel closed the first half at 60-28, with Aris reacting mainly in the third and fourth quarters. De Julius with 17 points and Mantzoukas with 11 stood out in the attack for the Greek team.
On the other hand, Stefanos Deda’s quality Hapoel saw Angola (20p), Caboclo (16p), Motley (13p), Foster (13p) and Beverley (11p) lead it aggressively.
The quarters: 14-35, 28-60, 55-78, 72-100
Aris (Yiannis Kastritis): Banks 2, Noley 2, Toliopoulos 8, DeJulius 17 (1), Hatzidakis 6, Bohorides 9 (2), Clay 5 (1), Woodbury 5 (1), Roberts 4, Hodge 3 (1), Mantzoukas 11 (3) .
Hapoel Tel Aviv (Stefanos Dedas): Motley 13, Ragland 5 (1), Palatine 11 (2), Timor, Angola 20 (4), Blazer 5 (1), Foster 13 (3), Beverly 11 (3), Wainwright, 6 (2), Caboclo 16 (1) .
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