Angeles Bejar said her strike would last "until a solution is found to the inhumane and bloody hunt they are carrying out against my son with something he does not deserve."
FIFA, soccer's world governing body, opened disciplinary proceedings against Rubiales on Thursday. Rubiales refused to resign, saying on Friday that the kiss was "mutual and with consent."
“There is only one big, united family. If only we would learn to live in such brotherhood and peace in our country.”
Israel will play in the third place game on Sunday against the loser of the second semifinal between Italy and South Korea.
A pattern of boycotts and discrimination against Israeli teams and athletes has been repeated throughout Israel’s 75-year history with the hope of turning it into a pariah and leading to its demise.
Strong pro-Israel sentiment is common throughout Latin America’s large Jewish communities.
For a moment – just a moment – Israel's U20 World Cup success gave everyone in this divided land something to cheer about. Finally, consensus over something.
The team dedicated the historic victory to the IDF soldiers murdered in the terrorist attack along the Egyptian border earlier.
Israel successfully claimed victory just minutes before the end of the match, scoring a goal at the 97th-minute mark.
Israel will face off against Uzbekistan in the round of 16 on Tuesday night.
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