Palestinian Soccer Chief Wants FIFA Sanctions If Israel Fails To Lifts Travel Restrictions
By KARIN LAUB
Associated Press
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The head of Palestinian soccer said Monday he will urge sanctions against Israeli soccer authorities unless Israel lifts travel restrictions on some of his players and foreign visitors.
Jibril Rajoub, head of the Palestine Football Association, called Israel the "bully of the neighborhood," adding that "Palestinians believe bullying should not be accepted by FIFA."
Rajoub spoke during a joint news conference with visiting FIFA President Sepp Blatter, who is to raise the Palestinian complaints Tuesday in a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Blatter said he hopes a solution can be found before the FIFA Congress. The meeting of world soccer's governing body is June 10-11 in Sao Paulo, Brazil, just before the start of the World Cup.
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