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Israel to let Arab youth football teams into West Bank after obstructing entry

Maan News Agency | Aug 17, 2013 AMMAN (AFP) — Israel has bowed to pressure from UEFA to allow Arab youth football teams into the Palestinian territories, having initially denied them entry, a Jordanian official said on Friday. Israel’s refusal to grant West Bank entry to players and coaching staff delayed the West Asia Football […]

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VIDEO | @FCBarcelona Cancel Match in Tel Aviv after Palestinian Protest, 5-8-2013

Updated below the video Published on Aug 5, 2013 Even though Barcelona FC cancelled their proposed match in Ramat Gan, Tel Aviv, on 31-7-2013 on account of the torching of 11 of their soccer jerseys on razor wire at the Apartheid-Annexation Wall in Bil’in in disgust at their breaking of the Palestinian call for Boycott, […]

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FC Barcelona team visits Buraq Wall in Occupied (!) Jerusalem

[ PIC 05/08/2013 – 08:54 PM ] OCCUPIED JERUSALEM,(PIC)– Barcelona team delegation has visited Sunday morning the Buraq Wall (Western Wall of Al-Aqsa Mosque) in occupied Jerusalem under tight Israeli security protection The delegation wore the Catalan team uniforms and put white hats on their heads (Kibah) used by Jews for prayer upon entering the […]

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PHOTO | FC Barcelona hands out UNICEF “PEACE TOUR” shirts to warcriminals Netanyahu and Peres

Aug 5, 2013 | by occpal This photo above is the most revolting show off of propaganda and normalization ever seen during the FC Barcelona visit to Palestine and what is called Israel. Warcriminals Netanyahu and Peres holding shirts stating “PEACE TOUR” and “UNICEF” For your information, of all who are not witnessing Israel’s achievements […]

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Israel bars 26 Gaza runners from 1st West Bank marathon

Palestinian Olympic athlete Nader al-Masri (L) and a fellow runner speed along the waterfront in Gaza City. (File photo) PressTV | Sat Apr 20, 2013 12:38PM The Israeli regime has barred 26 Palestinian runners from the Gaza Strip to take part in a marathon in the occupied West Bank. The Gaza runners, including former Olympics […]

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Israeli pressures on EU countries to deny entry to liberated prisoner Sarsak

Note from occpal: Previously by Israel released prisoners received a Presidential Pardon of Peres. Also called Amnesty or Clemency by law to restore ones civil rights and being totally pardoned for the (alleged) crimes if even in the case of Palestinians’ ever charged before at all. Re-arresting pardoned prisoners (also from the Wafa al Ahrar […]

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Israel punishes Gaza athletes with exclusion from Bethlehem marathon

Director General of Palestinian Olympic Committee says decision proves Israeli occupier is trying to prevent movement in many sectors, including sports. Middle East Online | By Hazel Ward – JERUSALEM | April 18, 2013 Israel has refused to grant permission to 26 runners from the Gaza Strip to travel to the West Bank to run […]

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FIFA’s Anti-racism Is a Greater Threat to Football than “Racism”

by Greg Felton | Dissident Voice |  April 13th, 2013 In June, Israel will host the European Under-20 football championship, and in doing so will formally debunk the myth that FIFA gives a toss about fighting “racism.” In fact, it will confirm, as if further confirmation were necessary, that the great football anti-racism campaign is […]

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And this is “preparing” for U-21… Jerusalem braces for tense cup match after racist incident

Maan News Agency | Jan 29, 2013 By Ori Lewis JERUSALEM (Reuters) — Hundreds of police officers and stewards will secure an Israeli State Cup match on Tuesday in which Premier League Beitar Jerusalem, supported by a group of vehement anti-Arab fans, host Arab side Maccabi Umm el-Fahm. A racist element among Beitar fans caused […]

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IOF arrests a Palestinian Football Ibrahim Wadi player in WB, deports him to Gaza

Al Qassam Website  |30-09-2012,12:56 Al Qassam website- Bethlehem- The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) arrested at dawn on Saturday, a Palestinian football player from the Gaza Strip, who plays with Jerusalem’s Mount Scopus. The occupation arrested the football player Ibrahim Wadi at Container checkpoint near Bethlehem in the southern West Bank while returning from a Football […]

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#PalHunger | Boycott of the Israeli Women’s Football Match in Wales

URGENT | June 14, 2012 | 20 children started hunger strike in Israeli prison Qassam Website 16-06-2012,07:42Al Qassam website (Agencies) – RED Card Israeli Apartheid – Archbishop Desmond Tutu joins International Footballers in calling for justice to save the life of Palestinian Footballer, Mahmoud SarsakOn Wednesday 20th June, Wrexham will see an international protest like […]

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While the world chants for their teams, ‘bad sports’ forget dying #MahmoudSarsak – #Cartoon by @CarlosLatuff

LIVE BLOG ▶ DEMAND ISRAEL TO RELEASE MAHMOUDSARSAK Source and more at the weblog of Carlos Latuff. LIVE BLOG ▶ 3500 PALESTINIANS ON HUNGER STRIKE | #PalHunger Palestinian Prisoners Palestine’s Prisoners – Pictures Palestinian Prisoners Special Topic Palestinian Prisoners –Category The History of Israeli Torture – Topic Child Arrests – Topic All posts about Torture […]

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