The Following is VIA FreeBeacon.com
Pressure is mounting on social media for soccer superstar Leo Messi to publicly condemn the death of a four-year-old Israeli child who was a fan of Messi’s before he was killed by Hamas rocket fire on Friday.
Messi, who plays for a soccer team funded by the Qatari government, which also serves as Hamas’ chief financier, has come under increasing pressure to condemn the death of Jewish child Daniel Tregerman just two weeks after the soccer player expressed remorse over the death of Palestinian children.
Tregerman was pictured in photographs sporting Messi’s Barcelona team jersey.
Israelis on social media are now launching a campaign to pressure Messi into condemning Hamas’ ongoing attacks on Israeli citizens.
“Hey Leo Messi, take a look at that boy, Daniel Tregerman, wearing the national jersey of the best player in the world,” Liran Cohen, an Israeli citizen, wrote in a Facebook post that tagged Messi, according to Israel Hayom.
“As you can see, you were Daniel’s hero. He was killed today, by a mortar which was fired by Hamas, the terror organization that your team’s #1 sponsors is [sic] sponsoring,” Cohen was reported to have written. “Is this what you stand for? FC Barcelona—is this what you stand for? I guess money can buy everything.”
The post went viral on Facebook and also on Twitter, but has yet to prompt a response from Messi.
The mayor of the Israeli town Raanana also urged Messi to condemn Tregerman’s death, according to Israel Hayom.
“A personal word to Leo Messi: Daniel looked up to You and saw in You more than a football star,” Israel Hayom quoted Mayor Zeev Bielski as writing. “For your information, the Qatars [sic] who finance your football club, are also sponsors of the hamas [sic] who launched the missile that killed your 4 years [sic] old fan, Daniel.”
Tragerman’s mother Gila also noted that her son was a huge fan of Messi’s while recounting the details of Hamas’ rocket attack.
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12 Responses
Who cares if he acknowledges it or not?
If he does, it will be for PC purposes only?
Instead let’s teach all Jewish children, what their sport and music heros are all about???? Since most are PRO-GAZA and Pro- Hamas.
‘Al Tivtichu B’nedivim, B’ben Adam ..’
#2: B’ben Adam??????????????
” Daniel looked up to You and saw in You more than a football star,”????
This might be avoda Zara!!
He’s a goy. Esav hates Yaakov. How can you expect him to condem the people sponsoring him? Would you??
Maybe the people in Israel should boycott Messi. How are Israelis supporting fc Barcelona??
Why is Messi, more than anyone else, held responsible to condemn this murder? Because the nirtzach wore his jersey?
I’m surprised he doesn’t root for an Israeli star
When he condemns this he’ll lose all the rest of his fans. Did you forget where he comes from?
this is what you get for support a guy a jew hater
This precious little boy was most probably wearing that shirt because that is what his mother dressed him in, and not because he was a “fan”. And she probably picked it up in some sale and didn’t even realize what it said. We don’t have to make such a big fuss over it. Nobody looks up to him and nobody is supporting him.
#8 are you a NAVI or just an imbecile?
Why why WHY are we arguing about his SHIRT!? Do u realize that hes our little brother!! All of us!! Hes our little brother!!! And wer arguing with each other about what he did or did not like!? Why?? What r we gaining??
The message is for us. Who do we show our children who and what is important. Like I used to say to my talmidim who had pictures of sports stars on their walls. If our mother was sick you think these guys on the wall would care? If your rebbe knew that your mother was sick, he would daven for her her and would not be able to sleep at night.