Azeez Al‑Shaair, a player in the National Football League, paid tribute to a Palestinian child who was killed by Israel, even after the league fined him last week.
The tribute, which was made public following the fine, was a gesture of solidarity with the Palestinian community.
The child, identified only as a Palestinian, was killed by Israeli forces, according to reports cited by Al‑Shaair.
Al‑Shaair received a fine from the NFL earlier in the week, a sanction that came after his public statement on the incident.
The episode illustrates the ongoing intersection of sports and political expression, and the ways in which athletes are responding to international events.
<small>Source: Al Jazeera — read the original story there.</small>