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FIFA Should Give Israel the Red Card (NY Slimes Hit Piece)
NY Slimes ^
| MAY 28, 2015
| IYAD ABU GHARQOUD
Posted on 05/28/2015 2:46:16 PM PDT by Dave346
BUREIJ, Gaza Strip — On Friday, the annual congress of FIFA, the governing body of world soccer, is scheduled to vote on a proposal to suspend Israel from the organization. The Palestine Football Association called for this measure because Israel prevents our national team from participating in normal training, travel and competition. If the corruption scandal now enveloping FIFA derails the vote, we will continue to press the issue.
The Palestine national team has belonged to FIFA since 1998, but we do not trust the current president, Sepp Blatter, to represent our interests. Past assurances to act have not been honored. He has, in effect, been complicit in Israel’s abuse of Palestinian players: Even last week, he was trying to undermine our call for Israel’s suspension by his shuttle diplomacy with Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Israel; US: New York; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: fifa; iran; islam; israel; newyork; newyorkcity; newyorkslimes; newyorktimes; radical; terror; war; waronterror
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posted on
05/28/2015 2:46:16 PM PDT
by
Dave346
To: Dave346
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posted on
05/28/2015 2:52:31 PM PDT
by
reg45
(Barack 0bama: Implementing class warfare by having no class.)
To: Dave346
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posted on
05/28/2015 2:52:33 PM PDT
by
reg45
(Barack 0bama: Implementing class warfare by having no class.)
To: Dave346
FIFA isn’t exactly a respected organization these days.
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posted on
05/28/2015 2:59:11 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: Dave346
Sepp Blatter - Sounds like a Nazi name to me.
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posted on
05/28/2015 3:02:10 PM PDT
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reg45
(Barack 0bama: Implementing class warfare by having no class.)
To: reg45
Soccer is landscaping with some defense.......and a ball.
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posted on
05/28/2015 3:17:45 PM PDT
by
Puppage
(You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say it)
To: Dave346
Jew haters! There...the truth.
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posted on
05/28/2015 3:20:01 PM PDT
by
RginTN
To: Dave346
Soccer?
Yawwwwnnnnnnn.....
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posted on
05/28/2015 5:11:30 PM PDT
by
ScottinVA
(The election of Obama was a hate crime.)
To: reg45
Sepp Blatter sounds like something you have to see a urologist about.
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posted on
05/28/2015 5:54:57 PM PDT
by
freefdny
To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...
Proof that the NY Slimes hates gays, women, children, humans in general, all of the victims of the 9/11 terrorism, and certain farm animals.
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posted on
06/05/2015 1:29:23 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(What do we want? REGIME CHANGE! When do we want it? NOW!)
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