(MENAFN- Jordan News Agency)
Amman, July 14 (Petra) -
His Highness Prince Ali bin Al Hussein, President of the Jordan
football Association (JFA), reiterated the JFA's "firm" stance that
Sport should be a
platform for unity and solidarity, not discrimination or injustice.
Prince Ali's remarks come ahead of the
FIFA Board of Directors meeting on July 20 to review the
legal opinion on suspending the Israel Football Association. This event follows "increasing" international pressure on
FIFA to address human rights violations in Palestine, according to a JFA statement.
Human rights activists have urged football fans worldwide to bolster legal efforts and pressure FIFA to take decisive action, highlighting the "urgent" need to support in Gaza and Palestine amidst the ongoing violence, who earlier labeled it as genocide and emphasized the importance of ending double standards in sports and achieving justice and equality for all.
Stressing the JFA's belief that sports should foster unity and solidarity, Prince Ali noted: "I call on all football fans across the world to stand together to raise the voice of justice, and put pressure on FIFA to make decisions that reflect the noble human values that football represents."
"Continuation of the status quo without taking decisive steps reinforces double standards and reflects an unfair image of the sporting world," he stated.
Prince Ali added that: "We stand with the Palestinian people in their quest to achieve their legitimate rights and just cause, and we affirm that sports must be part of the solution, not the problem. We hope that this legal council will be an opportunity for FIFA to prove its commitment to justice and equality, and that its decisions shall be based on the principles of truth and fairness."
His Highness also highlighted the importance of the international community's role in pressuring sports organizations to achieve justice, unity, and solidarity among peoples, praising efforts of fans and activists in supporting humanitarian issues through sports.
Prince Ali called on all concerned parties to work earnestly to achieve "positive" change that reflects the true values of sport.
The JFA was the first federation to demand that the international sports community take a "clear and firm" stance to protect civilians and innocents, and stop the aggression and human rights violations in Gaza and the occupied Palestinian territories.
Those bodies also advocate steps to impose severe and deterrent sports sanctions on Israeli sports federations, isolating them from the international sports community, and suspending their teams, clubs, players, and representatives from any tournaments or gatherings.
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