Palestinians refuse to drop FIFA suspension bid

AFP , Wednesday 20 May 2015

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Palestinian children hold up red cards during a protest held upon the arrival of FIFA president Sepp Blatter to his hotel in Jerusalem (Photo: Reuters)

The Palestinian Football Association will not drop its bid to have its Israeli counterpart suspended from FIFA, the organisation's chief said Wednesday after talks with the head of the world footballing body.

"We will keep the proposal on the agenda (of the upcoming FIFA Congress) for sincere and open discussions by the 208 FIFA member associations," Jibril Rajoub said at a joint press conference with FIFA chief Sepp Blatter.

"There will be no compromising on free movement of our athletes and officials."

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