'There should be no room in respected international organizations for those who support terror, promote violence and employ threats and intimidation,' Erdan stated.
A Palestinian official is calling on sports fans to burn photos and t-shirts of Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi if he attends a match between Argentina and Israel.
An Israeli Druze won the Bronze medal at the Thai Boxing Championships after a Palestinian competitor was forced to forfeit rather than compete with an Israeli.
Palestinians are threatening to go to the Court of Arbitration for Sport after their attempt to have FIFA declare Israeli soccer teams illegal, was thwarted.
In order to harm Israel, the Palestinians are abusing the basic values of international sportsmanship and the spirit upon which Olympic sports are founded.
Netanyahu and FIFA President Blatter met Tuesday to discuss Palestinian attempts to oust Israel from world football. Both oppose the politicization of sports.
Prime Minister Netanyahu and Israeli football leaders will meet FIFA President Sepp Blatter to oppose a Palestinian bid to prevent Israel from participating in international soccer games.
The Palestinian Football Association, headed by terrorist Jibril Rajoub, is trying to suspend Israel from international sports, citing alleged human rights abuses.
The Palestinian Authority and Fatah actively desecrate the memory of the Holocaust by repeatedly comparing Israel’s defense measures against Hamas to Nazism.
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