Palestine FA President Jibril Rajoub on Tuesday "threatened to appeal" to the world's top sports court if FIFA "fails to punish Israel over clubs based in Judea and Samaria," according to Elad Benari of ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS. Rajoub has "led a campaign against Israel at FIFA, calling on the body to ban six small-time Israeli clubs which play in Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria." FIFA was to "issue a decision on the matter last month at its council meeting," but put it off after the body’s envoy to the region, South African powerbroker Tokyo Sexwale, said that he was unable to deliver a final report to the council because his committee "was not able to meet." Rajoub said that the two sides met at FIFA HQ in Zurich earlier in the day for seven hours "with no breakthrough achieved and little hope for a compromise." He said, "Israel didn't even come up with any serious argument. I don't think there will be any agreement." Rajoub said that the PFA continues to "trust" FIFA and will wait for the body's council to make a definitive ruling (ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS, 11/2).
