«Breaking News» Irish FA ignore calls to scrap Northern Ireland's match with Israel

Northern Ireland's friendly against Israel at Windsor Park will be met with protests on Tuesday night.

The Irish FA have rejected calls from Sinn Fein for the match to be scrapped over Israel's treatment of Palestinians in Gaza, and the republican party will hold a demonstration in Londonderry to coincide with kick-off.

The Palestinian-led Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement will stage a separate protest at the same time in Belfast calling for McDonald's to end their 12-year partnership with the IFA.

Northern Ireland manager Michael O'Neill has been preparing his side for the match with Israel

More than 5,000 people have signed a petition demanding the match be cancelled, but the official Northern Ireland supporters' club has backed the IFA's stance by saying that politics have no place in football.

In June, Argentina bowed to pressure to call off a World Cup warm-up game against Israel in Jerusalem.

Michael O'Neill will make changes on Tuesday night following Saturday's 2-1 Nations League defeat to Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Northern Ireland lost their most recent match at Windsor Park  2-1 against Bosnia

However, he insisted that it will be an issue of rotation if Leeds goalkeeper Bailey Peacock-Farrell is left out rather than punishment for the mix-up with Craig Cathcart that led to Bosnia's second goal on his debut.

'If I do make a change it will not be related to performance,' said O'Neill. 'Trevor Carson has been playing for Motherwell and Michael McGovern played in the cup for Norwich, so I think the goalkeepers are strong.

'It was good for me to get Bailey on the pitch. He will be disappointed with the nature of the second goal, but one thing I've noticed is he's already left it behind. He's not the type of guy who is going to dwell on things.' Oxford midfielder Gavin Whyte could make his debut. 

Oxford midfielder Gavin Whyte (second from right) could make his debut on Tuesday night

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