November 6 – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has expressed its concern over an alleged Israeli raid on a meeting at Silwan FC, a Palestinian club based in East Jerusalem.
Reports said that during last week’s raid, the Palestinian Governor of Jerusalem, Adnan Ghaith, was detained as well as the club’s manager Muhannad Shalhab and another Palestinian.
Two Red Crescent ambulances are claimed to have been prevented from attending to treat wounded civilians though this has not been verified.
The club has since been forced to close and in a strong statement that AFC said that “the sovereignty of the PFA (Palestine Football Association) must be recognised and must be defended.”
It further noted that “the entire AFC Executive Committee has consistently adopted a very strong position in support of [this] principle and the AFC stands alongside the Palestine FA”.
The Times of Israel quoted Israel’s Security Ministry as saying the meeting was intended to advance efforts for “the Palestinian takeover of East Jerusalem”.
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