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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 351

Ofer Eini

Ofer Eini, former president of the Israeli Football Association (IFA), takes part in a press conference on June 6, 2018, in Ramat Gan. (AFP / JACK GUEZ)
September 11, 2022, 5:08 pm
Histadrut election candidate’s campaign manager arrested for cyber fraud
Police say the accused sent ‘hundreds of thousands’ of fraudulent text messages to labor federation members with aim of overwhelming opponent’s phone lines
By Ash Obel
Jibril Rajoub, the head of the Palestinian Football Association, speaks during a press conference in the West Bank city of Ramallah on June 6, 2018. (Abbas Momani/AFP)
June 13, 2018, 5:02 pm
FIFA opens disciplinary proceedings against Palestinian soccer chief
International soccer body also overwhelmingly rejects proposal by Jibril Rajoub to take stronger stance against human rights abuses
By AP and ToI Staff
Ofer Eini, president of the Israel Football Association, speaks at the 67th FIFA Congress in the Bahraini capital Manama on May 11, 2017. (AFP Photo/Jack Guez)
October 27, 2017, 1:24 pm
FIFA won’t take up Palestinian complaint against Israeli clubs
Soccer world body decides to stay out of dispute over West Bank settlement teams, saying the issue is a political one
By ToI Staff
President of the Israeli Football Association Ofer Eini and ISA CEO Rotem Kamer (L) attend the 67th FIFA Congress in the Bahraini capital Manama on May 11, 2017. (AFP Photo/Jack Guez)
May 11, 2017, 5:52 pm
Israel claims a victory as FIFA delays decision on settlement soccer clubs
Head of sport’s official body says he hopes Trump can solve the ‘sensitive issue’ with peace push
By AFP
File: Israel's national soccer team prepares for Portugal (screen capture/Sport5.co.il)
March 24, 2017, 8:29 pm
Israel’s national soccer team prepares for Spain match amid heavy security
Anti-Israel protests feared ahead of Friday’s World Cup qualifier; team to wear black ribbons in memory of sportscaster Meir Einstein
By ToI Staff
Ofer Eini (right), Israel's soccer chief, shakes hands with his Palestinian counterpart Jibril Rajoub at FIFA's Zurich congress, May 29, 2015 (Channel 2 screenshot)
March 24, 2017, 1:09 am
Israel fumes over world soccer official’s ultimatum
FIFA committee head threatens to bar Jewish state from all competitions if it allows settlement teams to play in league
By AFP
Ofer Eini, head of the Israel Football Association (IFA), speaks during the 65th FIFA Congress in Zurich on May 29, 2015. (AFP PHOTO / MICHAEL BUHOLZER)
August 30, 2016, 6:21 pm
Israeli soccer leagues launch open-ended strike over sponsorship delay
Sport’s bosses slam government failure to sign deal; Monday’s Israel-Italy World Cup qualifier will still go ahead
By Sue Surkes
FIFA President Sepp Blatter gives a thumbs up at the opening of the 65th FIFA Congress in Zurich on May 29, 2015. (AFP PHOTO / FABRICE COFFRINI)
May 30, 2015, 5:33 pm
FIFA chief commends ‘exceptional Palestinian gesture’
Sepp Blatter says decision to withdraw proposal banning Israel showed heart; Palestinians and Israelis both claim success at soccer congress
By ToI Staff
President of the Palestinian Football Association Jibril Rajoub gestures during the 65th FIFA Congress on May 29, 2015 in Zurich. Jibril Rajoub withdrew his association's bid to have FIFA suspend Israel from international football. (AFP PHOTO / FABRICE COFFRINI)
May 29, 2015, 9:11 pm
PM hails diplomatic victory as FIFA thwarts Palestinian suspension bid
Israel’s football chief credits FIFA executives for backing compromise plan; Likud MK calls failed Palestinian move an ‘own goal’
By ToI Staff
Palestinian Football Association President Jibril Rajoub addresses the FIFA Congress on May 29, 2015 (screen capture: FIFA)
May 29, 2015, 4:37 pm
Palestinians abandon bid to have Israel banned from FIFA
At last minute, Rajoub withdraws motion; Congress votes in favor of independent monitoring body; Israeli delegate calls for politics to be left out of soccer
By ToI Staff
FIFA President Sepp Blatter gives a thumbs up at the opening of the 65th FIFA Congress in Zurich on May 29, 2015. (AFP PHOTO / FABRICE COFFRINI)
May 29, 2015, 3:30 pm
The ball is in FIFA’s court
With Israel’s soccer membership up for a vote, the papers wonder how the diplomatic game will play out
By Marissa Newman
Palestinian youth hold red cards and placards reading in Arabic, 'Israel out of FIFA,' during a demonstration against the Israel Football Federation in the West Bank city of Hebron, on May 28, 2015. (AFP photo/Hazem Bader)
May 29, 2015, 10:40 am
Protesters in Zurich call to kick Israel out of FIFA
Demonstrators gather ahead of vote on Palestinian motion to suspend Israel from participation in world soccer
By ToI Staff
Palestinian youth hold red cards and placards reading in Arabic, 'Israel out of FIFA,' during a demonstration against the Israel Football Federation in the West Bank city of Hebron, on May 28, 2015. (AFP photo/Hazem Bader)
May 29, 2015, 6:39 am
Israel vote at FIFA may be unavoidable, say officials
Global umbrella set to take up Palestinian motion to suspend Israel from participation in world soccer
By ToI Staff
Palestine's 1939 soccer team. (JTA, British Pathé/YouTube)
May 28, 2015, 8:22 pm
Watch: Palestine’s 1939 soccer team
Amid FIFA scandal and Israel vote, video surfaces highlighting British mandatory team’s tour of Australia
By Gabe Friedman
Head of the Palestinian Football Association Jibril Rajoub speaks during a press conference in Ramallah on February 12, 2014. (photo credit: Issam Rimawi/Flash90)
May 27, 2015, 11:03 pm
Palestinians refuse to back down on Israel FIFA vote
As mass corruption charges rock soccer governing body, Palestinian soccer president Jibril Rajoub says ‘nothing has changed’
By AFP and ToI Staff
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