Israeli Footballer Attacks His Former British Teammate Over Gaza

Tinejdad, Morocco – British footballer Joey Barton, who plays as a midfielder for Queens Park Rangers, has sparked a furious debate on twitter after a series of tweets over Israeli attacks on the beseiged Gaza strip.

In a series of tweets, the British midfielder, who has more than 2.6 million followers, used twitter to show his strong stance in favor of “the innocent”, regarding Israel’s attack on Gaza “not war…but ethnic cleansing”

This is not war. These are not combatants. They are just innocent children. This is ethnic cleansing. pic.twitter.com/Qf9JabG79Y

— Joseph Barton (@Joey7Barton) July 25, 2014

The tweets of the British footballer, condemning the Israeli government’s actions on Gaza provoked some fellow star footballers.

In response to one of Barton’s tweets, the Israeli Maccabi Haifa midfielder Yossi Benayoun turned the debate personal calling Barton, his former team mate, “stupid.”

If this was anybody else but Israel the West would intervene. It cannot continue. Innocent children being slaughtered. This must stop. — Joseph Barton (@Joey7Barton) July 25, 2014

@Joey7Barton mate things can never changed you have been stupid and you will stay stupid all your life..embarrassing .

— Yossi Benayoun (@YossiBenayoun15) July 25, 2014

Despite Benayoun’s offensive language,  Joey Barton concluded the conversation on amiable terms.

@YossiBenayoun15 Firstly, you cannot call somebody stupid with such bad grammar. Secondly, you cannot and should not kill innocent children.

— Joseph Barton (@Joey7Barton) July 25, 2014

@YossiBenayoun15 Thirdly, you cannot remove people from their land because a fictional book from thousands of years ago tells you can.

— Joseph Barton (@Joey7Barton) July 25, 2014

@YossiBenayoun15 Last but not least, I hope you and your family are safe and well and remain so through this terrible time. xx

— Joseph Barton (@Joey7Barton) July 25, 2014