Palestinian Football Federation president Jibril Rajoub refused to shake hands with Israeli Federation vice-president Basim Sheikh Suliman during the 76th FIFA Congress in Vancouver on April 30. FIFA president Gianni Infantino attempted to facilitate a greeting between the two officials, but Rajoub declined.
The Palestinian-Israeli conflict extends into football through disputes over Israeli clubs operating in West Bank settlements, territory claimed for a future Palestinian state. UN experts identified at least eight Israeli football clubs playing in colonial settlements, demanding that FIFA fulfill its responsibility regarding human rights.
Jibril Rajoub refused to greet Basim Sheikh Suliman during the FIFA congress in Vancouver
Gianni Infantino attempted to facilitate a greeting between the two officials
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