Faizel Patel, Radio Islam News – 27-10-2017
The National Coalition for a Free Palestine (NC4P) & various civil society and faith-based organisations have called on former FIFA presidency candidate Tokyo Sexwale to resign from the FIFA Israel Palestine Monitoring Committee for delaying action against the Israel Football Association and its violation of FIFA statues.
In a statement NC4P says FIFA, in the interests of Israel’s illegal occupation and apartheid policies, has effectively refused to abide by its own rules and in the process displayed utter disregard for international law.
It says Sexwale and the FIFA Israel Palestine Monitoring Committee was meant to deliver justice, instead, it is delaying justice.
“FIFA has continued to allow the Israeli Football Association to field games on Occupied Palestinian Territories and include seven Israeli settlements teams. Furthermore, the continued inclusion of the Israeli settlement teams means that FIFA is willingly and consciously participating in unlawful activity.”
NC4P says Sexwale must go.
“We are calling, firstly, for Tokyo Sexwale’s resignation. Secondly, we are calling for the FIFA Israel Palestine Monitoring Committee that Sexwale heads to be dissolved. And, thirdly, we are calling on the UN Human Rights Council to add FIFA to the list of corporations involved in the illegal Israeli settlements.”
NC4P says they hope Sexwale will do the dignified thing and resign to prevent damaging his reputation further.
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