The below e-mail was sent to Netball New Zealand in response to the anti-Israel campaign being waged by the usual suspects ( John Minto and the Palestinian Solidarity Network) to pressure them into cancelling their relationship with PUMA.
Sent: Tuesday, 7 September 2021 9:38 am
To: Info @ Netball New Zealand <[email protected]>
Subject: To President Carole Maddix
To the President and Board Chair of Netball New Zealand:
Dear Carole and Allison,
I am reaching out to you both concerned about an unjust campaign by John Minto and his Palestinian Solidarity Network to try and bring unfair pressure on Netball New Zealand to end your partnership with PUMA. Please do not listen to them. They are radical anti-Israel lobbyists who want to turn your sport into a political ball to be thrown around a court governed by their rules.
I am a Hastings Church Pastor very well acquainted with this anti-Israel lobby group and the information they plan to send you is untrue and misleading. The State of Israel is not an apartheid state like John Minto fraudulently claims. If you want more information from me on this I can provide it, but I do not want to bombard you in this initial communication.
His claims are false and he seems to take pieces of a complicated puzzle and skew them to distort the entire picture.
I have people who can provide you with relevant information which will empower you to resist such a deliberate attack from this lobby group. If you are interested I am here to help.
Thank you for your time,
Nigel
8 September 2021 5:19 PM
To: [redacted]
Subject: RE: To President Carole Maddix
Hi Nigel,
thank you for taking the time to send your email to both NNZ President and NNZ Chair.
This information has also been passed through to our Head of Comms and Marketing, and Head of Commercial.
Kind regards
Netball New Zealand Info
**There has been no further response from Netball New Zealand