The Fair Play Campaign sent a small delegation to Belfast last week to show support for Northern Ireland Friends of Israel. NIFI were hosting a number of visitors to support the Israeli national football side in its match against Northern Ireland.

First stop was the Stormont estate, home of the Northern Irish parliament. We joined over 50 Israel supporters and were given a very interesting historical and political tour of the building by Northern Irish Assemblymen Robin Newton and Lord Browne.

The delegation on the steps of Stormont, with Robin Newton MLA, Lord Wallace MLA, and NIFI co-Chair Stephen Jaffe.

While at Stormont, Fair Play board member Jeremy Newmark gave interviews to BBC local radio and television about demands by anti-Israel protesters to boycott the game. There had been a small protest by boycotters the previous day outside the Irish FA.

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