{"id":3545,"date":"2024-10-03T08:00:53","date_gmt":"2024-10-03T08:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alfanouscar.com\/blog\/?p=3545"},"modified":"2024-10-03T08:00:53","modified_gmt":"2024-10-03T08:00:53","slug":"palestine-seeks-justice-and-equality-from-fifa-as-it-pushes-for-israels-suspension-according-to-doha-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alfanouscar.com\/blog\/palestine-seeks-justice-and-equality-from-fifa-as-it-pushes-for-israels-suspension-according-to-doha-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Palestine seeks &#8220;justice and equality&#8221; from FIFA as it pushes for Israel&#8217;s suspension, according to Doha News."},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Hearing on Palestine&#8217;s FIFA Bid Set for October 3<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The hearing regarding Palestine\u2019s request to suspend Israel from FIFA has been delayed several times but is now scheduled for October 3. <\/li>\n<li>The Palestine Football Association (PFA) has obtained a legal assessment to support its bid and expresses optimism for \u201cjustice and equality\u201d in the upcoming FIFA Council\u2019s review.<\/li>\n<li>The proposal from the PFA seeks sanctions against the Israeli Football Association for its involvement in the violence in Gaza, which has been described by many as genocide.<\/li>\n<li>PFA officials are hopeful that the review will bring about justice for Palestinian football and its athletes.<\/li>\n<li>A successful bid would mean Israel could be suspended from all international football activities, significantly impacting its presence in global sports.<\/li>\n<li>Palestine&#8217;s motion for review first emerged at the FIFA Congress in Bangkok this past May. However, it has faced postponements due to requests for more time from both football federations involved.<\/li>\n<li>The delays raised concerns that a timely decision could have led to the exclusion of the Israeli team from Olympic tournaments.<\/li>\n<li>FIFA has acknowledged receipt of the independent legal assessment regarding the PFA&#8217;s proposal, which has contributed to the delay in review.<\/li>\n<li>Despite the setbacks, the PFA has recognized FIFA&#8217;s professionalism and fairness in addressing the matter, particularly in seeking thorough evaluations from legal experts.<\/li>\n<li>Palestine\u2019s sports and athletes have endured significant human rights abuses, including restrictions on movement and targeted attacks during competitions that violate FIFA\u2019s statutes.<\/li>\n<li>Specific instances of violence include Israeli bombings of stadiums in Palestinian territories, with numerous football players facing imprisonment or losing their lives.<\/li>\n<li>Due to ongoing conflicts, Palestine&#8217;s national team will host an important match against Kuwait in Doha on October 15, marking a significant step in their World Cup qualification journey.<\/li>\n<li>The demand for Israel&#8217;s suspension from international football has grown, especially following disruptions caused by military actions that affected both Palestine and Lebanon\u2019s football leagues.<\/li>\n<li>The ongoing violence in Gaza has resulted in over 41,000 fatalities, displacing nearly 1.9 million people of the region&#8217;s 2.1 million population.<\/li>\n<li>Among those killed, 245 were identified as footballers, including 69 children, underscoring the tragedy faced by Palestinian athletes.<\/li>\n<li>In Lebanon, the conflict has led to over 620 deaths due to Israeli airstrikes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hearing on Palestine&#8217;s FIFA Bid Set for October 3 The hearing regarding Palestine\u2019s request to suspend Israel from FIFA has been delayed several times but is now scheduled for October 3. The Palestine Football Association (PFA) has obtained a legal assessment to support its bid and expresses optimism for \u201cjustice and equality\u201d in the upcoming [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3546,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[148,1723,1724,1715,1716,1717,1719,275,1722,165,1720,1718,1725,1543,1721,1551],"class_list":{"0":"post-3545","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports","8":"tag-doha","9":"tag-equality","10":"tag-fifa","11":"tag-fifa-congress","12":"tag-fifa-media","13":"tag-fifa-president-gianni-infantino","14":"tag-israel-war-on-gaza","15":"tag-israels","16":"tag-justice","17":"tag-news","18":"tag-palestine","19":"tag-palestine-football","20":"tag-pushes","21":"tag-sanctions","22":"tag-seeks","23":"tag-suspension"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alfanouscar.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3545","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alfanouscar.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alfanouscar.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alfanouscar.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alfanouscar.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3545"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/alfanouscar.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3545\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3547,"href":"https:\/\/alfanouscar.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3545\/revisions\/3547"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alfanouscar.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3546"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alfanouscar.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3545"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alfanouscar.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3545"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alfanouscar.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3545"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}