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THE TRUTH ABOUT: Jibril rajoub | History Defined

Gianni Infantino scores own goal over Israel-Palestine handshake attempt

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The Independent UK

Gianni Infantino’s attempt at forcing Israel-Palestine handshake backfires at Fifa Congress

Infantino called representatives from the Israel and Palestine football federations onto the stage at the Fifa Congress but Palestine’s Jibril Rajoub refused to stand next to his Israeli counterpart

The Independent UK

Gianni Infantino’s attempt at Israel-Palestine handshake backfires

Gianni Infantino made a failed attempt to orchestrate a handshake between Palestinian and Israeli delegates at Fifa’s congress in Vancouver

The Guardian - UK

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FIFA Congress Takeaways: Infantino Reveals Re-Election Bid, Iran Assured for World Cup

FIFA president Gianni Infantino led an often tense meeting in Vancouver on Thursday.

Sports Illustrated

Gianni Infantino’s Palestine and Israel handshake attempt sparks clash at Fifa Congress

The Palestinian football federation’s president refused to stand alongside the Israel FA’s vice-president despite Gianni Infantino’s insistence

The Independent UK

Palestine FA officials denied entry to Canada for Fifa pre-World Cup meeting

Officials from the Palestine Football Association have been denied entry to Canada ahead of a pre-World Cup meeting of Fifa’s member associations to be held in Vancouver this month

The Guardian - UK

Palestine sets sights on FIFA World Cup 2026 despite Israel’s war on Gaza

Israel’s war on Gaza and restrictions in the occupied West Bank have ‘paralysed everything’, say Palestinian officials.

Al Jazeera

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Israeli Olympians Try To Tune Out Threats, Boos And War

Israel's biggest ever Olympic team has faced a "tough" environment during the Paris Games, the head of their delegation told AFP after a week featuring sometimes hostile crowds, online harassment and tragedy back home.

International Business Times

Palestine Olympic chief: no handshakes with Israelis unless they recognise state

Jibril Rajoub said he will not pay ‘lip service’ to Israelis, as Israel’s president Isaac Herzog said athletes from his country compete ‘proudly and fairly’

The Guardian - UK

Geopolitics loom over Paris Olympics 2024 amid global conflicts

The Olympic Games remain the most watched sporting event worldwide. As a result, geopolitics increasingly come into play, and Paris 2024 is no exception, with notable examples being the conflict in Ukraine, the return of the Taliban in Afghanistan, and the war between Hamas and Israel.

Radio France Internationale

Eight Palestinian Olympic athletes to compete in Paris under the shadow of Gaza war

Eight Palestinian athletes will take part in the Paris Olympic Games, which get under way on July 26. After nine months of war in Gaza, their presence will serve as a platform to raise public awareness of their commitment to their people, according to Palestinian officials.

France 24

Palestinian players continue push for World Cup qualification amid war back home

Mohammed Rashid once worked as a forklift driver in a Chicago warehouse

The Independent UK

Palestine soccer boss visa decision not my call: PM

A decision to deny the head of Palestine's football association entry to Australia was made by the Immigration Department, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said.

AAP

Palestine football boss denied entry into Aust: reports

Australia has reportedly denied entry to the president of Palestine's football association, as FIFA says granting entry rests with national authorities.

AAP

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The Independent UK

Fifa seek legal advice over Palestine proposal to suspend Israel

The Asian Football Confederation has backed Palestine’s proposal to suspend Israel

Al Jazeera

FIFA delays decision on Palestinian request to ban Israel amid Gaza war

Governing body to seek legal advice after calls for Israel’s ‘immediate’ suspension from international football.

Al Jazeera

Nagham Abu Samra: Palestine karate champion, victim of Israel’s war on Gaza

Gaza’s beloved champion was in line to participate in the Olympics until an Israeli attack took her life.

Al Jazeera

‘Sport is part of our resistance’: Palestine football chief Jibril Rajoub

Rajoub tells Al Jazeera how the Palestinian football team’s success brings hope to the people back home.

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Egypt Calls for Halting Any Measures Targeting Jerusalem’s Identity

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry held talks with the Secretary-General of the Fatah Central Committee, Jibril Rajoub, in the Ministry’s headquarters in Cairo on Sunday. Shoukry underscored the importance of halting all measures and actions that target the Arab Islamic and Christian identity of Jerusalem and its sanctities, and aim…

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Arabs Denounce ‘Double Standard’ of Russia Sports Bans

Russia's war on Ukraine has drawn unprecedented sanctions that have seen it banned from most international sports in a Western-led break with the long-standing convention against politics mixing with sport. For many Arabs, who have seen their own sportsmen and women punished for refusing to compete with Israelis in protest…

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