Current sectionSportsValerio Antonini of Trapani Shark plans to petition FIBA to disqualify Israeli clubs, citing 'unprecedented genocide' in Gaza. Trapani is drawn with the Israeli Bnei Herzliya team, Tofas Bursa, and Tenerife, scheduled to play in Opava, Czech Republic, on October 28Share to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeSeptember 29, 2025Amid rising pressure on international sports to exclude Israeli teams, Valerio Antonini, owner of Italian basketball club Trapani Shark – drawn into the same Champions League group as Bnei Herzliya – announced he will petition the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) to disqualify Israeli teams from the tournament.CommentsIn the News'All the Wars Made Me Want to Escape. It's Not Weakness, It's Survival''Roald Dahl Probably Wouldn't Like a Jew Like Me. I Still Read Him to My Son'Between China and the World Cup, Trump Still Has a Narrow Window to Attack IranFrantic and Frenzied, Even Netanyahu No Longer Believes He Can Win the ElectionIsraeli Soldier Killed in Southern Lebanon Combat, IDF AnnouncesRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIWhatsApp Co-founder Donates Record-breaking $200 Million to Jerusalem HospitalThe Hasidic Jews Behind Florida's Giant Golden Trump StatueLeaked Video of Arab Lawyer's Violent Arrest Contradicts Israel Police Account'A Slave Economy': Inside Israel's ultra-Orthodox Parallel StateIt Wasn't Just Revenge That Israel Was After in GazaIsraeli Artists Slam Venice Biennale Participation: 'Again, Israel as a Victim'