Ashish Prashar

Ashish Prashar, political strategist and human rights activist who co-founded the Game Over Israel campaign. He explains the campaign's origins and timing, recounts meetings with UEFA and legal moves in Switzerland. He outlines tactics from strikes to boycotts and how collective non-compliance and political pressure aim to suspend Israel from international football.

In this thought-provoking discussion, Ashish Prashar, a political strategist behind the Game Over Israel campaign, advocates for banning Israel from global sports amid ongoing conflict. Dan Perry, a former AP editor, cautions against politicizing sports, arguing that such boycotts might backfire. Andrew Feinstein, an anti-apartheid activist, draws parallels to South Africa's sports isolation. The trio debates the effectiveness of these measures and whether they could truly shift policies or public opinion, with nuanced perspectives on the implications for both athletes and governments.