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Setting benchmark in battle for statehood: Palestine plays in Asian Cup

Setting benchmark in battle for statehood: Palestine plays in Asian Cup

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Jan 02, 2015
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By James M. Dorsey

Palestine has set a new benchmark for nations like the Kurds and the Kosovars who see soccer as a key part of their toolbox to achieve statehood with its qualification for this month’s Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup even if the Palestinian road to statehood is increasingly pockmarked by seemingly insurmountable barriers.

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