Irish legend Robbie Keane coaching Israeli soccer team sparks blinding rage online – Anti-Israel protests go so far as to call the city of Tel Aviv occupied, condemning the legendary Irish soccer player for choosing to ‚enable‘ the Jewish state | I24news

An anti-Israeli protest has started in Ireland against the appointment of Irish soccer legend Robbie Keane as coach of Israel’s Maccabi Tel Aviv Football Club (Maccabi TLV FC). Many social media users are angry, calling him an “occupation” enabler.
Since his appointment in Israel, social networks have inundated Keane with condemnations, accusing him of supporting „war crimes against the Palestinians” and enabling “apartheid.” Some have gone so far as to call the massive metropolitan city of Tel Aviv as occupied.