They say that sport can temper the bitterness of politics, but that is not really true when they relate to the long-standing Arab-Israeli conflict. And that has been made clear by the actions of FIFA and its 2026 World Cup, which began last week. FIFA, the international football governing body, should register as a partisan political organization in America rather than as a sports association, given the recent torrent of bans, expulsions, detentions and unfair treatment of certain teams and individuals.
Anti-Arab discrimination threatens World Cup’s luster
There has been a torrent of bans, expulsions, detentions and unfair treatment of certain teams and individuals (File/AFP)
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They say that sport can temper the bitterness of politics, but that is not really true when they relate to the long-standing Arab-Israeli conflict. And that has been made clear by the actions of FIFA and its 2026 World Cup, which began last week.
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