ABC News – Australia ·australia ·1 hour ago

Tense moment at FIFA Congress as delegate refuses 'absurd' handshake request

Palestinian Football Association president Jibril Rajoub refused to shake hands with Israeli soccer official Basim Sheikh Suliman during the FIFA Congress in Vancouver on Wednesday after FIFA president Gianni Infantino attempted to broker the gesture. Rajoub had just delivered a speech calling on FIFA to address Israeli discrimination allegations related to West Bank settlements.

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