Israel suspends Israeli-Palestinian encounters on the pitch
By James M. Dorsey
The Israel Football Association (IFA) acting on orders of the police has suspended what it calls ‘sensitive’ matches, a reference to professional and amateur games between Israeli Jewish and Israeli Palestinian squads.
Police said the suspension on soccer pitches that have long signalled mounting tensions, violence, and racism in Israel…
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