PA tries to block Israel from hosting soccer competition
By JPOST.COM STAFF
Published: JUNE 14, 2012 17:19
The Palestinian Authority announced on Thursday that it was seeking toprevent Israel fromhosting theEuropean Football Youth Championships in 2013,claimingthat Israel has heldin administrative detentionthree Palestinian football players.Chairman of thePalestinian FootballAssociation, JibrilRajoub,sent a letter tothe Speaker ofthe EuropeanFootball Association,Michel Platini,expressingdeep concernfor the fate ofthe playersthat he claims are in administrative detention.