Football is not ‘the beautiful game’ when it collaborates with genocide

FIFA President Gianni Infantino played an infantile game at the 76th FIFA congress when he encouraged the Palestinian Football Association President Jibril Rajoub and Israel’s FA Vice President Basim Sheikh Suliman to shake hands. Faed with Rajoub’s refusal, In Fantino then said, “We will work toget
ORIGINAL SOURCE →via MEMO Middle East Monitor
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