Former kit manager sues Arsenal after being sacked for anti-Israel comments

Mark Bonnick says ‘anti-Zionist belief’ should be allowedClub told him he showed ‘complete lack of judgment’ A former Arsenal kit manager is suing the club for wrongful dismissal, alleging he was discriminated against because of his opposition to Israel. Mark Bonnick, who worked at the club from the early 2000s, alleges his dismissal was “discriminatory” owing to it being based on his “philosophical anti-Zionist belief”.Bonnick was suspended and then sacked in December 2024 after Arsenal were alerted to a series of posts he had made on social media referring to Israel’s war in Gaza. Bonnick says that his posts were not antisemitic but motivated by legitimate anti-Zionist beliefs. Continue reading...

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