The politically-symbolic act of two young American athletes has been dubbed 'antisemitic' by Israel's supporters on social media and among the various organizations that promote Israel's interests in the United States. 

The controversy started when two volleyball players from Brooklyn College decided to kneel down during Israel's national anthem, ahead of a match against Yeshiva University.

The symbolic act by two athletes, Hunnan Butt and Omar Rezika, was meant as a political protest against the Israeli occupation and apartheid policies in Palestine.