On Sunday, May 10,
FIFA President Blatter welcomed the Presidents of the Israel Football
Association (IFA) and the Palestinian Football Association (PFA), Ofer Eini and
Jibril Rajoub respectively, to the Home of FIFA in Zurich. The meeting was also
attended by FIFA Secretary General Jérôme Valcke, IFA General Secretary Rotem
Kamer and PFA International Relations Director Susan Shalabi.
The
discussions followed previous individual talks held by both member associations
with FIFA over the past weeks. The main purpose of the meeting was to discuss
the request made by the PFA for a proposal to suspend the IFA at the upcoming
FIFA Congress.
Both
member associations agreed to pursue the dialogue.
FIFA
President Blatter praised the receptiveness shown by both member associations
in discussing the matter at the Home of FIFA and confirmed that he will travel
to Israel and Palestine to meet their respective FA Presidents and Heads of
State ahead of the FIFA Congress.
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