There was a recent sportsball game between Israel and Ireland, with considerable disdain shown in public commentary for the Israeli team. I detest the government of Israel, but I am deeply uncomfortable with extending that distaste to the citizenry, or even state-sponsored athletes. This provides a lot of cover for actual antisemitism, or other forms of racism/nationalism as the case may be. That said, sports is one of the few venues where public outcry cannot be easily silenced either. More government "leaders" should be represented as vermin, too.