FIFA president Sepp Blatter signs autographs on a ball after the Swiss women's soccer A team qualifyed for the FIFA Women's World Cup, in Luzern March 27, 2015. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann
RAM, West Bank (Reuters) - The head of the Palestinian Football Association reinforced his call for Israel to be suspended from FIFA on Thursday, saying the Israeli Football Association was part of an "apartheid, racist government" that was damaging Palestinian soccer.
The PFA accuses Israel of obstructing its activities and restricting the movement of players between the Gaza Strip and the Israeli-occupied West Bank. It wants a vote on Israel's suspension from FIFA at a congress on May 29.
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