FIFA brokers offer Israelis and Palestinians to share trip to Qatar
November 11 - Israelis and Palestinians will be allowed to travel together for the World Cup following an agreement brokered by FIFA which met with representatives of the Qatar 2022 Organizing Committee and the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs and of the Ministry of Culture and Sports.
Special charter flights will be operated from Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv to take Israeli and Palestinian fans to the biggest sporting event on the planet in November and December. The flights will include supporters who live in the Gaza Strip and the occupied territories.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino, who once suggested that Israel and Palestine stage the World Cup together, said: "We are delighted that an agreement has been reached for Israeli fans and Palestinians travel to Qatar and attend FIFA World Cup matches. Thanks to this agreement, Israelis and Palestinians will be able to fly together and enjoy football together.”
"Football has the power to bring people together, it transcends all boundaries, crosses all boundaries and promotes unity like nothing else."
It's a nice platitude, but the reality is that in the Palestinian/Israeli conflict, football has been blocked at borders, with Israelis restricting the movement of players and officials, confiscating equipment and even preventing teams internationals to enter Palestine to play matches. . How easily Palestinians can pass through Israeli security forces to get to Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv remains to be seen and will be closely monitored.
Israel and Qatar do not have diplomatic relations, but traveling Israeli supporters will have access to consular services through a private company in Doha. This decision indicates a warming of relations between Israel and the Arab countries of the region, but it is a fragile agreement. Israeli public broadcaster Kan will also have a temporary studio in Doha during the tournament.
An estimated 8,000 Palestinians and 3,800 Israelis have already applied for the Hayya card, which serves as a visa for fans to enter Qatar during the first phase of the World Cup. More Israelis are expected to apply and be processed in the coming days as the opener between Qatar and Ecuador approaches on November 20.
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November 11 - Israelis and Palestinians will be allowed to travel together for the World Cup following an agreement brokered by FIFA which met with representatives of the Qatar 2022 Organizing Committee and the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs and of the Ministry of Culture and Sports.
Special charter flights will be operated from Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv to take Israeli and Palestinian fans to the biggest sporting event on the planet in November and December. The flights will include supporters who live in the Gaza Strip and the occupied territories.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino, who once suggested that Israel and Palestine stage the World Cup together, said: "We are delighted that an agreement has been reached for Israeli fans and Palestinians travel to Qatar and attend FIFA World Cup matches. Thanks to this agreement, Israelis and Palestinians will be able to fly together and enjoy football together.”
"Football has the power to bring people together, it transcends all boundaries, crosses all boundaries and promotes unity like nothing else."
It's a nice platitude, but the reality is that in the Palestinian/Israeli conflict, football has been blocked at borders, with Israelis restricting the movement of players and officials, confiscating equipment and even preventing teams internationals to enter Palestine to play matches. . How easily Palestinians can pass through Israeli security forces to get to Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv remains to be seen and will be closely monitored.
Israel and Qatar do not have diplomatic relations, but traveling Israeli supporters will have access to consular services through a private company in Doha. This decision indicates a warming of relations between Israel and the Arab countries of the region, but it is a fragile agreement. Israeli public broadcaster Kan will also have a temporary studio in Doha during the tournament.
An estimated 8,000 Palestinians and 3,800 Israelis have already applied for the Hayya card, which serves as a visa for fans to enter Qatar during the first phase of the World Cup. More Israelis are expected to apply and be processed in the coming days as the opener between Qatar and Ecuador approaches on November 20.
Contact the author of this story at moc.l1668292404labto1668292404ofdlr1668292404owedi1668292404sni@i1668292404tnuk.1668292404ardni1668292404mas1668292404
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