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FILE - Jibril Rajoub, president of the Palestinian Football Association speaks during the 65th FIFA Congress held at the Hallenstadion in Zurich, Switzerland, Friday, May 29, 2015. (Patrick B. Kraemer/Keystone via AP, File)

Head of Palestinian soccer says he wasn’t granted U.S. visa to attend World Cup

By Sam Metz - Associated Press

Palestinian Football Association President Jibril Rajoub, right, refuses to stand together with Israel Football Association Vice-President Basim Sheikh Suliman, left, after FIFA President Gianni Infantino, not seen, tried to bring them together during the 76th FIFA Congress in Vancouver, British Columbia, Thursday, April 30, 2026. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)

Palestinian and Israeli soccer officials refuse to shake hands at FIFA Congress

By Anne M. Peterson - Associated Press

FILE - In this Friday, May 29, 2015 file photo Jibril Rajoub, president of the Palestinian Football Association speaks during the 65th FIFA Congress held at the Hallenstadion in Zurich, Switzerland. FIFA has banned the head of the Palestinian Football Association from attending soccer games for a year for inciting hatred and violence toward Lionel Messi. Jibril Rajoub called on Arab soccer fans to burn Messi posters and shirts if he participated in an Argentina game in Israel in June. (Patrick B. Kraemer/Keystone via AP, File)

Palestinian soccer chief: I’ll appeal Messi incitement ban

Associated Press

FC Barcelona's Lionel Messi looks down during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between FC Barcelona and Alaves at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Saturday, Aug. 18, 2018. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Palestinian soccer head banned for inciting Messi hatred

By ROB HARRIS - Associated Press

Palestinians seek FIFA sanctions against Israel

By KARIN LAUB - Associated Press

A Palestinian youth is detained by border police officers at the Damascus Gate as Israelis march celebrating Jerusalem Day, Wednesday, May 8, 2013, in Jerusalem's Old City. Jerusalem Day marks Israel's capture of east Jerusalem and the reunification of the city, which had been divided into Israeli and Jordanian sectors from Israel's establishment in 1948 until the 1967 war. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)

Palestinian Authority deputy: If we had a nuke, we’d have bombed Israel

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times