Palestinians call for taking UEFA tournament away from Israel
By James M. Dorsey
Palestinian Football Association president General Jibril Rajoub, in an escalation of mounting pressure on Israel to save the life of a hunger striking Palestinian soccer player in Israel prison, has called on European soccer body UEFA to strip Israel of the right to host the Euro 2013 Under-21 championship.
Mr. Rajoub made his call in …
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