On 12 January 2015 Palestine started their first ever campaign in football’s Asian Cup finals. They faced previous champions Japan and lost 4-0 but showed a some good flashes of skill. Local support was strong and, impressively, two matches were watched live by British TV viewers. The team’s participation announced to the world that Palestine is a real country …
One of the campaign banners, “Kick Israeli Racism out of FIFA”, was unfurled before the Saturday afternoon game at Queens Park Ranger’s Loftus Road stadium against Manchester United. It was positioned on the main approach which was a wide road and this resulted in a very high “eye-fall” on the bright red banner. Over a one and a …
The campaign has written to the FAW about the Euro 2016 competition in which Wales has been drawn to play against Israel in March and September 2015. Last May we asked the FAW to censor the Israeli Football Association (IFA) for its complicity in the repression of Palestinian football. Since then there has been negligible progress: …
The Palestinian Football Association (PFA) yesterday condemned Israel’s decision to prevent a member of the Palestine national team Sameh Marabah from travelling to Jordan on his way to Australia to participate in the Asian Nations Cup, the Anadolu Agency reported. In a statement on its website, the PFA said: “Israel prevented Sameh Marabah from traveling …
Inside World Football’s Mark Baber reports that n the eve of Palestine’s participation in the Asian Cup finals, a FIFA delegation arrived in Gaza on Monday to witness at first hand the long struggle of Palestinians to realise their right to play football, in the face of the conflicts with Israel and the bombing of …
After battling huge odds to reach January’s tournament in Australia, the team and fans believe success on the field will help lead to recognition off it 2014 ended with a sour note for Palestinian national aspirations. On 30 December, a United Nations resolution calling for the end of Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories and …
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