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FIFA’s inaction on football clubs based in Israeli settlements flouts international law: Amnesty

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FIFA’s inaction on football clubs based in Israeli settlements flouts international law: Amnesty
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Amnesty International on Friday said that FIFA’s inaction on clubs based in illegal Israeli settlements flouts international law, Anadolu reports. “By refusing to take action against clubs based in Israeli settlements, FIFA has failed to enforce its own rules and is blatantly flouting international law,” Steve Cockburn, head of Economic and Social Justice at Amnesty International, said in a statement. Cockburn said that FIFA had “a clear opportunity” to stand up for Palestinians’ rights and inte

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