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Netanyahu: FIFA will be 'destroyed' if it bans Israel
Prime minister warns global soccer organization and Blatter that Israel would resist Palestinians' suspension proposal 'unequivocally'.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the proposal, claiming a threat to Israel was a threat to FIFA. “The effort to hurt Israel will destroy FIFA because if they start with one country they will move on to another and it will collapse the organization. The effort to suspend Israel is severe and we will resist it unequivocally.”
Netanyahu mentioned his remarks to FIFA president Sepp Blatter, who is up for re-election at the Congress and facing calls for his retirement: “I told Blatter that if he allows the suspension of Israel he will have allowed for the destruction of FIFA.”
Netanyahu, however, has been working on a number of diplomatic fronts, with European officials pressuring him to renew negotiations with the Palestinians. In the conversation with journalists, Netanyahu said that he demanded European support for building in settlement blocs …. http://www.jerusalemonline.com
Source: http://luismmx.blogspot.com/2015/05/netanyahu-effort-to-hurt-israel-will.html
