Eminent human rights advocates comprising members of the committee of the Russell Tribunal on Palestine, Patrons of the Palestinian Solidarity Campaign and others have signed the following Open Letter. It was published in the Guardian newspaper today: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/may/15/call-on-fifa-suspend-israel-football-association “The Palestinian Football Association will present a motion to FIFA’s annual Congress on 28th-29th May, calling for the …
FIFA President Sepp Blatter hopes that Israeli “concessions” will induce the Palestinian FA to withdraw its proposal at the 29 May 2015 FIFA Annual Congress. He is reported as saying that a successful vote would be a “dangerous” precedent that could get FIFA involved in other political and diplomatic battles. He appears not to recognise the …
Once more, on Sunday 10 May, representatives of the Palestinian FA were summonsed to FIFA to hear about FIFA and Israeli attempts to avoid debate of the Palestinian proposal. The Palestinians held firm; their proposal had been properly submitted. FIFA’s Sepp Blatter has always been clear that he doesn’t want the proposal to be debated. …
Johannesburg – South African former minister Tokyo Sexwale said on Friday morning 8 May that he was back in Joburg “maybe just to change my clothes” after a high-level trip to Palestine. Invited by the Palestine Football Federation, Sexwale spent two days on a fact-finding mission on behalf of his organisation, Global Watch. Global Watch is a …
There are a number of reports of a second visit by Israelis to FIFA on 6 May to try and avoid the PFA motion being debated. Israeli FA presses Blatter in effort to avert suspension | Daily Mail Online. The first visit was on 20 April. A report by US media group Fusion summarises the response. http://fusion.net/story/132371/palestine-proposal-kick-is-real-out-of-fifa/ Crucially, …
FIFA has announced the agenda for is Annual Congress in Zurich on 28-29 May 2015. Agenda item 4 is “Suspension or expulsion of a member” – but does not mention the Israeli FA. Agenda item 15 is “Discussion of proposals submitted by the members and the Executive Committee within the periods stipulated in art. 25 …
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