In early May, 2012, the British organization Soccer Without Borders, said that they would be calling for a boycott of the tournament, writing, "Football Beyond Borders, a student-led organisation which uses the universal power of football to tackle political, social and cultural issues, stands in solidarity with Mahmoud Sarsak and all of the political prisoners in Palestine (also known as ) File:Flag of Palestine.svg currently being detained by Israel (also known as ) File:Flag of Israel.svg on hunger strike, as together we protest the injustices being inflicted upon Palestinian prisoners in Israel, and draw attention to their plight. [We] take this opportunity to announce our official boycott of the UEFA 2013 Under-21 European Championships, which Israel (also known as ) File:Flag of Isra