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Will FIFA bow to Israeli pressure over settlement teams?

Ali Abunimah 25 April 2017

Calls mount for world football body to finally act on Israel’s violations of Palestinian rights. Read more about Will FIFA bow to Israeli pressure over settlement teams?

NFL players pull out of Israel propaganda tour

Michael F. Brown 11 February 2017

Israel hopes Super Bowl winners and celebrities can rescue its badly damaged brand. Read more about NFL players pull out of Israel propaganda tour

Palestinian athletes face Israeli hurdles

Mousa Tawfiq Gaza City 10 November 2016

Life under military occupation cuts short careers and dreams. Read more about Palestinian athletes face Israeli hurdles

Gaza runner sets sights on Tokyo 2020 Olympics

Isra Saleh el-Namey Maghazi refugee camp 25 August 2016

Inas Nofal, 15, dreams to represent Palestine internationally. Read more about Gaza runner sets sights on Tokyo 2020 Olympics

Boys in football jerseys pose with their fists in the air in front of the flags of Ireland and Palestine

Gaza football club dazzles Ireland

Ciaran Tierney 10 August 2016

First trip abroad for Palestinian team nearly didn’t happen because of Israeli restrictions. Read more about Gaza football club dazzles Ireland

Staying strong in Gaza

Rami Almeghari 28 March 2016

Muhammad Barakah can pull a truck with his teeth. Read more about Staying strong in Gaza

Women of the West Bank burn up the road

Sarah Irving 23 March 2016

Speed Sisters follows Palestinian women’s rally-car racing team and the challenges that come with pursuing their sport. Read more about Women of the West Bank burn up the road

In photos: "Parkour is my oxygen"

Anne Paq and Basel Yazouri 14 April 2015

Gaza youth find release from siege in urban gymnastic sport. Read more about In photos: "Parkour is my oxygen"

New York Jets’ Oday Aboushi faces anti-Palestinian smears

Ali Abunimah 11 July 2013

Football player Oday Aboushi, recently drafted to the New York Jets NFL team, is the target of an escalating media smear campaign to associate him with terrorism and extremism, apparently for no other reason than his Palestinian ancestry. Read more about New York Jets’ Oday Aboushi faces anti-Palestinian smears

Video: Israeli fans chant “Death to the Arabs” and a Jewish player feels “loved” by his Palestinian team

Ali Abunimah 1 February 2013

While fans of Israel’s Beitar chant “Death to the Arabs,” a Jewish player says he feels “loved” playing for a Palestinian team. Read more about Video: Israeli fans chant “Death to the Arabs” and a Jewish player feels “loved” by his Palestinian team