RAMALLAH, July 6, 2017 (WAFA) – A proposal has been made by FIFA Congress to hold a meeting this month to discuss Palestine’s objection to presence of football teams from the illegal Jewish settlements in the Israeli Football Association (IFA), according to Jibril Rjoub, head of the Palestinian Football Association (PFA).
He told a meeting for the PFA Council held on Wednesday at its headquarters in al-Ram, north of Jerusalem, that following the dismal position by FIFA in its last meeting in Bahrain regarding Palestine’s legitimate objections against the IFA, a proposal was made to discuss these objection in a meeting scheduled for July 25 in Zurich, the FIFA headquarters.
Rjoub described what happened during the FIFA meeting in Bahrain as “a breach and a violation of FIFA laws,” indicating that the PFA went to the "cup" court to bind the International Federation to enforce the laws.
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