Palestinian and Israeli federation delegates clash at Fifa Congress

SportFootballPalestinian and Israeli federation delegates clash at Fifa CongressThe Palestinian football federation’s president refused to stand alongside the Israel FA’s vice-president despite Gianni Infantino’s insistenceJulien Pretot Thursday 30 April 2026 23:08 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2968499","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/palestinian-israel-fa-fifa-congress-gianni-infantino-b2968499.html","title":"Palestinian and Israeli federation delegates clash at Fifa Congress"}}Infantino shook hands with Moshe Zuares, President of the Israeli football federation, as Jibril Rajoub, President of the Palestine Football association left (Reuters)Inside Sport newsletter: Get an expert guide to the biggest moments shaping the world of sportGet our free Inside Sport newsletterGet our free Inside Sport newsletterEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Inside_Sport_CDP","regTitle":"Inside Sport","subscriptionGroup":"inside_sport","subscriptionGroupId":"9cec95c5-a973-40ac-9b05-03d636c07853","type":"sport","pathPrefix":["/sport","/f1"],"associatedAuthors":["Lawrence Ostlere","Kieran Jackson"],"title":"Inside Sport newsletter: Get an expert guide to the biggest moments shaping the world of sport","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Sport newsletter","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/InsideSport1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideSportNews","regSourceSection":"Football","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}The president of the Palestinian football federation Jibril Rajoub refused ​to stand alongsid...