{"id":7392,"date":"2017-02-13T10:35:01","date_gmt":"2017-02-13T10:35:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onepathnetwork.com\/?p=7392"},"modified":"2021-04-15T06:23:59","modified_gmt":"2021-04-15T06:23:59","slug":"nfl-players-boycott-visit-israel-inspired-muhammad-ali","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onepathnetwork.com\/au\/news\/nfl-players-boycott-visit-israel-inspired-muhammad-ali\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL Players boycott visit to Israel after being inspired by Muhammad Ali"},"content":{"rendered":"<amp-jwplayer layout=\"flex-item\" height=\"600\" data-player-id=\"bKajWAhe\" width=\"700\" data-media-id=\"izMX7gFb\" class=\"wp-block-amp-amp-jwplayer\"><\/amp-jwplayer><div style=\"display: block; position: relative; max-width: 100%;\">\n\n<\/div>\nThese NFL Players are boycotting an official state-sponsored trip to Israel after details emerged the trip would be used as propaganda for Israel. Michael Bennett from Seattle Seahawks posted an open letter on Twitter outlining his reasons for boycotting the trip.\n\nHe explained how he has always been inspired by Muhammad Ali, a long supporter of Palestine, to be a &#8220;voice for the voiceless&#8221; and he would like to follow in his footsteps.\n\nBennett stated, &#8220;One of my heroes has always been Muhammad Ali. I know that Ali always stood strongly with the Palestinian people, visiting refugee camps, going to rallies, and always willing to be a \u201cvoice for the voiceless.\u201d I want to be a \u201cvoice for the voiceless,\u201d and I cannot do that by going on this kind of trip to Israel.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7394\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/onepathnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/unnamed.png?resize=881%2C879&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"unnamed\" width=\"881\" height=\"879\" data-wp-pid=\"7394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/onepathnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/unnamed.png?w=881&amp;ssl=1 881w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/onepathnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/unnamed.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/onepathnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/unnamed.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/onepathnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/unnamed.png?resize=768%2C766&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/onepathnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/unnamed.png?resize=400%2C399&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/onepathnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/unnamed.png?resize=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/onepathnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/unnamed.png?resize=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 881px) 100vw, 881px\" \/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These NFL Players are boycotting an official state-sponsored trip to Israel after details emerged the trip would be used as propaganda for Israel. Michael Bennett from Seattle Seahawks posted an open letter on Twitter outlining his reasons for boycotting the trip. 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