{"id":15161,"date":"2021-06-10T13:33:44","date_gmt":"2021-06-10T10:33:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.icahd.fi\/?p=15161"},"modified":"2021-06-25T11:01:02","modified_gmt":"2021-06-25T08:01:02","slug":"kirjeenvaihto-puman-kanssa-jatkuu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.icahd.fi\/en\/kirjeenvaihto-puman-kanssa-jatkuu\/","title":{"rendered":"Kirjeenvaihto Puman kanssa jatkuu: Puma v\u00e4itt\u00e4\u00e4, ett\u00e4 sill\u00e4 ei ole yhteyksi\u00e4 siirtokunnissa toimiviin joukkueisiin"},"content":{"rendered":"

Vaatteiden ja kenkien valmistaja Puma tukee Israelin laittomia siirtokuntia ja siten ihmisoikeusloukkauksia sponsoroimalla Israelin jalkapalloliitto IFA:ta.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ICAHD Finland on huolissaan asiasta, ja l\u00e4hetti Suomen Puman Sanna Jakoselle asiasta ensimm\u00e4isen kirjeen <\/a>13.4.2021. Olemme jatkaneet keskustelua asiasta h\u00e4nen kanssaan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aikaisempaan kirjeeseemme<\/a> Jakonen vastasi v\u00e4litt\u00e4m\u00e4ll\u00e4 Puman lausunnon:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPUMA supplies both the Israeli Football Association and Palestinian Football Association, for their Male, Female, and youth National Teams in International Competition, with PUMA branded football equipment through its local distributors.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

PUMA has no affiliation whatsoever with, nor does it supply, football teams in settlements or any other football club teams in Israel or Palestine. PUMA\u2019s Israeli distributor does not have any branches or other facilities in these settlements.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

PUMA continues to support and outfit athletes from all backgrounds, regardless of race, color, creed, religion, sexual orientation and national origin. PUMA does not support any political direction, political parties or governments.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ICAHD Finland puolestaan vastasi kirjeeseen 7.6.2021 n\u00e4in:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

”Dear Sanna Jakonen,
Thank you for the reply.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the reply, you have dropped the claim that Puma\u2019s former Israeli distributor Delta Galil does not have branches in the settlements. Does this mean you admit that the claim is untrue? Given that the company\u2019s Israeli branch Delta Israel has been listed<\/a> by the United Nations as operating in the settlements, we were surprised to see you make the claim in the first place.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Did Puma terminate its contract with Delta Galil because it found operating in the settlements improper?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

You continue to emphasise that Puma\u2019s current Israeli distributor Al Srad Ltd does not operate in the settlements. As we wrote in our previous letter, Al Srad Ltd owns the chain Factory 54, which operates in a mall in Mamilla, which is not part of the territory of Israel, but is under Israeli occupation. Does Puma consider the occupied territories part of Israel? <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

You continue to claim that Puma does not have any affiliation with settlement football teams. As we noted in our previous letter, Puma\u2019s sponsor logo appears on the settlement teams\u2019 webpage via their affiliation with IFA, which Puma sponsors. Does Puma not find this problematic?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

You mentioned Puma sponsoring the Palestinian Football Association. Palestinian civil society<\/a> is calling on Puma to end its cooperation with IFA, for the reasons we have mentioned in our previous letter. Over 200 Palestinian sports clubs<\/a> are urging Puma to end sponsorship of IFA. Athletes of the Palestinian national football team<\/a> have spoken up to ask Puma to end sponsorship of IFA.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the women\u2019s team player Aya Khattab<\/a> says:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Israeli occupation forces target Palestinian athletes. One shot from a sniper can end the future of any athlete. Puma sponsors our oppression by sponsoring this occupation.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When will Puma listen to Palestinians, and follow the example of Adidas by ending its sponsorship of IFA?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We look forward to your reply on these issues.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sincerely,
Syksy R\u00e4s\u00e4nen
Chair of ICAHD Finland”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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P\u00e4ivitys 25.6.2021<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Puman lausunnossa v\u00e4itettiin, ett\u00e4 Puma tukee Palestiinan jalkapalloliittoa PFA:ta. Nyt (21.6.2021) PFA on sanonut<\/a>, ett\u00e4 t\u00e4m\u00e4 ei pid\u00e4 paikkaansa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kysyimme Pumalta: miten kommentoitte PFA:n lausuntoa? Antoiko Puma virheellist\u00e4 tietoa, ja jos antoi, miksi?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

J\u00e4\u00e4mme odottamaan vastausta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lue lis\u00e4\u00e4 aiheesta<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Kirje Pumalle: Huoli Puman tuesta ihmisoikeuksia ja kansainv\u00e4list\u00e4 oikeutta rikkovalle taholle<\/a><\/blockquote>