Zurich – Palestine Drops Motion To Suspend Israel From FIFA

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    Palestinian activists protest in front of the Hallenstadtion, where the 65th FIFA congress takes place in Zurich, Switzerland, 29 May 2015.EPAZurich – The Palestine Football Association (PFA) dropped its motion on Friday asking for Israel to be suspended by FIFA.

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    The motion had been included on the agenda at the FIFA Congress but PFA president Jibril Rajoub said he had been persuaded to back down. “I decided to drop the suspension but it does not mean that I give up the resistance,” he said.

    The PFA has accused Israel of hampering its activities and restricting the movement of players between the Gaza Strip and the Israeli-occupied West Bank.

    Israel cites security concerns for the restrictions it imposes and the country’s football association has argued that it has no control over security forces.

    Soccer’s world governing body has been trying to settle the matter for two years and Blatter this month traveled to the region and meet Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas.

    “A lot of colleagues who I respect and I appreciate explained to me how it is painful for them to hear in this family about the issue of suspension,” said Rajoub.


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    ralph1527
    ralph1527
    8 years ago

    How kind !!!!

    hashomer
    hashomer
    8 years ago

    Good news. Israel and Jewish athletes should be able to compete in every sport, all around the globe.

    misslydia128
    misslydia128
    8 years ago

    Probably, they dropped it because the Palestinian team would have been in trouble for having athletes previously working for hamas.

    Wise-Guy
    Wise-Guy
    8 years ago

    Big Shmeel !
    To an authentic Yid with the proper mindset this whole issue is extremely minor.

    Is this what Jews should be famous for? Is this really our idea of success in this world?

    Yeah, I’m sure this is what G-D had in mind when he designated us as the “Chosen people”….