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Gary Lineker: ‘I’m not antisemitic, I’m anti-bad people’

The sports broadcaster has previously tweeted support for a sports boycott of Israel

December 5, 2024 12:03
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Sports broadcaster Gary Lineker has denied claims that he is antisemitic following his tweets about the Israel-Gaza war (Getty)
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Sports broadcaster Gary Lineker has pushed back at claims that he is antisemitic, claiming instead that he is “anti-Israel government”.

Speaking in an interview with the New Statesman, the Match of the Day presenter denied the accusation that he is anti-Israeli, a claim that arose due to his tweets about the Israel-Gaza conflict.

“I’m anti-Israel government. I’m not in the slightest bit anti-Semitic,” Lineker said.

“I’m not anti-anybody. I am anti-bad people, and there are really bad people involved in this,” he added, referring to the war in the Middle East.