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Goalkeeper Caoimhín Kelleher refused to shake hands with Israel's captain, Dor Peretz.","category":"Politics","area":"Middle East","publishedAt":"2026-10-04T19:45:44.454Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-10-04T19:12:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-04T19:45:44.454Z","readTime":"3 min read","scores":{"trust":50,"critic":65,"hype":45,"notes":{"trust":"Central claims attributed to AP, with one outlet providing a full report and others using digests.","critic":"Reports include quotes, context, and details about the match and its background.","hype":"Headlines and digests use terms like 'Eklat' and 'disrespect' but do not overstate the core events."}},"tags":["#NationsLeague","#Football","#Ireland","#Israel","#HumanRights"],"entities":["Caoimhín Kelleher","Dor Peretz","Hamas","Serbia","Republic of Ireland","Israel"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["Ireland players wore black armbands and bowed their heads during the Israeli national anthem before a Nations League match in Serbia.","Goalkeeper Caoimhín Kelleher refused to shake hands with Israel captain Dor Peretz, repeating an action from the previous match.","Israeli players wore black armbands to commemorate those killed in the October 7, 2023 Hamas-led attacks.","The match was moved to Serbia for operational reasons after calls for a boycott."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Before their Nations League soccer match on Sunday, Ireland players wore black armbands and bowed their heads during the Israeli national anthem. Israeli players also wore black armbands, in memory of those killed in the Hamas-led attacks on October 7, 2023. Ireland goalkeeper Caoimhín Kelleher, acting as captain for the match, refused to shake hands with Israel captain Dor Peretz. Kelleher did shake hands with the match officials. The game was played in Bačka Topola, Serbia, a neutral venue chosen for operational reasons following calls for a boycott."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on handshake refusal"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"While WKMG, Medicine Hat News, Newsday, and Winnipeg Free Press report that Ireland goalkeeper Caoimhín Kelleher refused to shake hands with Israel captain Dor Peretz, the digest from voetbalprimeur.be states Kelleher refused the handshake of the Israeli captain. The digest from voetbalprimeur.nl also states Kelleher refused the handshake of the Israeli captain. Welt's digest states that Ireland's captain refused the handshake. Klix's digest states Irish football players refused to shake hands."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the centre or right-rated reports mention that reserve goalkeeper Gavin Bazuno decided to skip both games, stating it was his 'personal belief that the killing of innocent people is wrong'. The centre-rated reports do not mention the FAI's motion calling on UEFA to ban Israel from competitions, nor that the game would be played with no fans present. 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