MK Tibi: Israel not allowing Palestinian soccer players to travel for match
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Knesset Member Ahmad Tibi (United Arab List – Ta'al) said Israel is not allowing some of the Palestinian national soccer team's players to participate in an official match in Mauritania scheduled for Wednesday. "This is an outright violation of FIFA's rules," Tibi said.
Head of the Palestinian Football Federation Jibril Rajoub is slated to request FIFA's involvement in the matter. (Attila Somfalvi)
