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4. After FIFA complaint, Israel lets Gaza soccer players travel to championship game in Hebron

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Tue Aug 2, 2016, 12:25 AM

Aug 2016

The Palestine Cup final, which was originally scheduled to take place Saturday, was delayed due to an Israeli-imposed travel ban on 11 players from Gaza. Petition to boot Israeli settlement teams collects 150,000 signatures.

By Yoni Mendel

An online petition to FIFA that had collected nearly 150,000 signatures by Monday demanded that the international soccer organization apply its bylaws to Israeli soccer clubs operating in the occupied West Bank.

“If the Israeli Football Association doesn’t comply it must lose its membership with FIFA, as has been the case with other federations that have refused to accept FIFA’s fair play rules,” the petition reads.

Source : http://972mag.com/after-fifa-complaint-israel-lets-gaza-soccer-players-travel-to-championship-game-in-hebron/121093/

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Palestinians turn to FIFA over Israeli restrictions [View all] Israeli Aug 2016 OP

Red Card to the Settlers! Israeli Aug 2016 #1

Petition .... Israeli Aug 2016 #3

Reminds me of a thread here in 2014 about terrorist soccer players shot in the foot.... shira Aug 2016 #2

After FIFA complaint, Israel lets Gaza soccer players travel to championship game in Hebron Israeli Aug 2016 #4