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Israeli lawmaker urges football body to cancel planned youth match with Palestinians
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First reported by Kan News · Jun 15, 2026
What happened
Zvi Sukkot has urged the Israel Football Association to cancel a reported FIFA-backed under-15 match with Palestine. He says the game would amount to political recognition of a Palestinian state, not just a sporting event.
- 01FIFA reportedly proposed an under-15 Israel-Palestine match in the United States.
- 02Shino Zoertz said football should promote normalization and peace.
- 03Zvi Sukkot called the plan political recognition in sporting disguise.
- 04He demanded the Football Association cancel the game immediately.
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Israeli lawmaker urges football body to cancel planned youth match with Palestinians
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