History of Palestine Sports

  Israel Kills Palestinian Goalkeeper as World Cup Fans Rally for Palestine

What should football fans do to avoid funding Israel's crimes?  

2026 World Cup: When FIFA’s Human Rights Commitments Collapse under US Power  

Palestinian football chief denied entry to US in latest case of World Cup travel restrictions  

  Gaza genocide has illuminated the world's racism, hypocrisy and double standards in a way that can never be concealed again.   FIFA se...

Sports in Mandate Palestine  

A long and precarious journey to play soccer  

  'Acts of Revenge': Israel Arrests Palestinian Women Footballers and Students

Infantino peace making falls embarrassingly flat as Palestine’s Rajoub refuses to be coerced into Israeli handshake  

Palestinian Football Body Appeals FIFA Ruling on Israel at Top Sports Court  

By Nelly Al-Masri      “I cradled my severed leg, clutching it to my chest as I bled profusely from my injury inside the ambulance. I ...

Palestinian FA Calls for Israeli Ban after FIFA Discrimination Report  

FIFA Refuses to Suspend Israel over Levelling of Gaza and West Bank Settlement Clubs in Israeli Leagues  

  FIFA Clears Israeli Settlement Clubs but Fines Israel FA over Discrimination Breaches

 

 

Over 1,000 sports people killed, 265 facilities destroyed in Israeli war on Gaza, official says  

Legal Complaint Accuses FIFA, UEFA Leaders of Complicity in Settlement Football  

 

        Issam Khalidi       This article sheds some light on these fundaments that could be considered as having a profound impact on ...

عصام الخالدي           يلقي هذا المقال الضوء على الأسس التي ترتكز عليها الرياضة الفلسطينية والتي تعطيها جوهرا مميزا وتساعد في تطورها وبروز...

 

                                                                                              

                                                                                                                             

   

   

    

 

     

   عصام الخالدي       على مر ما يقارب القرن كانت الرياضة مرآة تعكس الواقع الفلسطيني بكل تفاصيله ، بهويته الوطنية وثقافته واقتصاده وصراعه م...

              The Palestinian community in Chile is one of the most active among other Palestinian communities in the world. Although this ...

              Issam Khalidi    Whenever Palestine succeeds at the international level, it is undoubtedly a thorn in the side of Israel...

    Issam Khalidi   Abstract    This article demonstrates Palestine’s struggle to join FIFA, the International Football Assoc...

        Despite the fact that the primary focus of this blog is the history of Palestinian sports, we feel compelled to devote significan...

  Issam Khalidi   Introduction     Despite the fact that the relationship between the British and Zionist communities in Palestine i...

 

No Accountability: FIFA Has No Intention to Expel or Punish Israel

FIFA’s Sideline: Why the World Football Body isn’t Punishing Israel  

The Destruction of Shabab Jabaliya  

                 It was during the genocidal war on Gaza that my colleague, sports journalist, Nelly Al-Masri, interviewed some of the be...

 

 

 

      

   

                 

           

            

  Palestinian Football and the Struggle for Identity By Nadia Naser-Najjab with Shireen Abu Akleh

الرياضة وحرب الإبادة الجماعية في قطاع غزة ، فلسطين  

  

الاحتلال دمّر 70% من المنشآت: محاولة قضاء على الرياضة الفلسطينية  

‘Sports for Political Purposes’ – What Can Be Expected from the Call for FIFA to Expel Israel?  

  Will and Persistence: The Destruction of Sports Infrastructure in Gaza Won’t Stop Sports

  A Message to FIFA: Enough with Hypocrisy and Double Standard

        Issam Khalidi    Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz threatened to revoke Palestine Football Association President Jibril Rjoub...

       Issam Khalidi      In the same way that many others are concerned and outraged about the ongoing genocide in Gaza, I was listen...

  Issam Khalidi      During my interview with Palestinian martyr journalist Shireen Abu Akleh in November 2021, I was asked several question...

  عصام الخالدي           خلال لقائي الصحفي مع الشهيدة شيرين أبو عاقلة في تشرين الثاني عام ٢٠٢١ طَرحَت عليّ سؤال له معنى كبير وهو: ماذا تعني ...

            Issam Khalidi    It is not unusual to see Palestinian culture (literature, art, and sports) infused with national characteristic...

                  عصام الخالدي       تعرف الأيديولوجية بأنها مجموعة منسقة من الأفكار والمعتقدات خاصة فيما يتعلق بحياة الإنسان أو ثقافته، كما...

          Issam Khalidi     As we browse Israeli sports historians' research, we are not surprised to find that they present Palestine ...

 

Issam Khalidi      School sport played a pivotal role in the Palestinian sports movement throughout its history. It was at the core of...

         Issam Khalidi      In 1987, with the start of the glorious Palestinian Intifada in the West Bank and Gaza, the occupation for...