İsrael angry over Argentina’s Cancellation of football match

Many Israelis were angry Wednesday after Argentina suddenly cancelled plans to send players to a sporting event. The Israeli national football team and Argentina’s team were to have played Saturday night in Jerusalem. The football match was to take place just days before the start of World Cup championship action in Russia.

The cancellation followed protests in support of Palestinian rights. Some Israeli officials accused Argentina’s Lionel Messi and other players of giving in to terrorism. In the United States, European football is called soccer.

Argentina is one of the most popular national teams among Israelis. Many people were hoping to see Messi, one of the game’s stars, in person. But after intense Palestinian protests, Argentina announced its team would not attend the event.

İsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called Argentine President Mauricio Macri and urged him to intervene. But his efforts were unsuccessful. Late Wednesday, Israel’s Sports Ministry said that a “negotiation” about the match was underway, but gave no other details.

İsraeli defense minister Avigdor Lieberman said, “It’s unfortunate the soccer knights of Argentina did not withstand the pressure of the Israeli-hating inciters.” He added that their “only goal is to harm our basic right to self-defense and bring about the destruction of İsrael.”

Aliqismet BADALOV,
“Khalq qazeti”

 


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