Calls for action against Israel in international soccer because of the conflict with Hamas will be stepped up by Palestinian officials at the annual FIFA congress next month.
The Palestine Football Association proposal to 211 member federations in Thailand calls for "appropriate sanctions, with immediate effect, against Israeli teams," according to FIFA documents released late Wednesday, one month before the May 17 meeting.The motion notes "international law violations committed by the Israeli occupation in Palestine, particularly in Gaza" and cites FIFA statutory commitments on human rights and against discrimination.
Russia's exclusion was supported by FIFA because several UEFA members refused to play games against Russian opponents. They included all three men's national teams -- Poland, Sweden, Czech Republic -- who were in a qualifying playoffs bracket in March 2022 for the men's World Cup that year. Russia did not play and Poland advanced to the tournament in Qatar.
The Palestine FA said in its proposal to FIFA: "There is a good chance that some football associations will refuse to play against Israel." The latest proposal again cites Israel's "violation of the FIFA Statutes manifest in its continued inclusion of football teams located on the territory of another association in its national league."
'A living nightmare': Winnipeg woman sentenced following campaign of harassment against man after online date The judge presiding over the trial of a man accused of fatally running over a Toronto police officer is set to continue her instructions to the jury today.In the Indian general election that gets underway on Friday, almost a billion people are eligible to vote, but a vast majority of the overseas Indian community in Canada won't be casting a ballot.
New archeological investigations in Guatemala reveal that the ancient Maya people had a ritual of burning royal human remains as a public display of political regime change.More than 5,500 years ago, two women were tied up and probably buried alive in a ritual sacrifice, using a form of torture associated today with the Italian Mafia, according to an analysis of skeletons discovered at an archeological site in southwest France.
'It was a special game': Edmonton pinball player celebrates high score and shout out from game designerA compound used to treat sour gas that's been linked to fertility issues in cattle has been found throughout groundwater in the Prairies, according to a new study.While many people choose to keep their medical appointments private, four longtime friends decided to undergo vasectomies as a group in B.C.'s Lower Mainland.
Drivers in Eastern Canada face a big increase in gas prices because of various factors, especially the higher cost of the summer blend, industry analysts say.Seven people are facing charges under the federal Cannabis Act after peace officers with the Department of Justice and Public Safety seized contraband from dispensaries in Saint John, Riverview, and Moncton, N.B., earlier this month.
Provincial police are investigating after a man's body washed up on the shores of Lake Couchiching in Severn Township.Tim Hortons Roll Up The Rim contest may be in hot water yet again after several customers received emails falsely congratulating them on winning the Tracker boat worth nearly $60,000.Illegal drugs seized from downtown Windsor business
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