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Palestinian football stadium construction stopped by Israel

Central Asia News.Net
Saturday 21st November, 2009

Israel ordered the construction halted saying some of the land on which the stadium was being built had been designated for its use.
Work on a football stadium being built in the West Bank, and financed by the international football federation FIFA, has been stopped.

Israel ordered the construction be halted saying some of the land on which the stadium was being built had been designated for its use.

The Israeli government says the almost-completed stadium may have to be demolished, as the correct permission had not been issued for its construction. This is despite a formal approval of the constuction of the stadium, issued by the Israeli military in 1981.

The stop-work order issued earlier this month said, "You are hereby obligated, in accordance with section of the 1966 City, Village and Buildings Planning Law, to cease activity upon and use of said land, and to raze the building, and to restore the location to its previous state within 7 days. If you do not act as required, all legal means will be taken against you, including demolition of the structure and any means required to restore the situation to its prior state, at your expense."

The Palestinian stadium is a project developed to bring some hope to the impoverished and besieged West Bank population, particularly younger generations. Its development is a joint effort by FIFA and several governments including France and Germany.

Construction of the stadium began more than 3 years ago. The final stage, the erection of the stands, began in February this year. The stadium is just three weeks from completion.

Israel has long been accused of obstructing Palestinians from representation and participation in international sports, which critics say is to deny Palestinian national identity.

In March 2006 Israel bombed the Palestine Football Stadium in Gaza, leaving a massive crater in the middle of the pitch. The FIFA stepped in and paid for the cost of restoring it. "In the world of today, which is disrupted by long-lasting disputes and violence, football is one of the very few universal tools mankind can use to bridge gaps between nations and peoples, and to symbolise what unites our planet over what divides it. FIFA's role is not to reprimand, but to help create bonds and ensure that the young people of the region have hope and the possibility to enjoy the school of life that football represents," FIFA President Sepp Blatter said at the time.

In 2004 Israel tried to prevent the Palestinian football team from participating in the the (FIFA) World Cup qualifiers, by stopping several members of the team from leaving Gaza.
 

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Comments on this story

Anonymous
11-21-09, 03:12 AM

Israel halts work on Palestinian stadium

Not sure how anyone else feels, but to me this type of action depresses me.. I think everyone deserves hope and what is this? Israel is just another word for Taliban

Mitchell
11-21-09, 07:02 AM

Israel never misses an opportunity to make the situation with the Palestinians worse and worse.

` ~galljdaj+
11-21-09, 07:55 AM

Its never been about truth honesty and or peace for israekis

Its always been about stealing more land and water since 1947!

Anonymous
11-21-09, 08:35 AM

Stealing land and water??

Stealing?? I thought the territory of Cannaan belongs to the Jews as far back as 6,000 years ago!! Where does words Israel and Judah came from??

Anonymus
11-21-09, 10:10 AM

Stealing - an understatement

Do I understand that your aim is to reconquer

TheAZCowBoy
11-21-09, 01:13 PM

Joos: Ahhh, those unlovable myopic rats!

The more I see of what these Jewish monsters are made of the more I understand the 'Grand Plan' of that little guy with the funny mustache from Austria who’s work was left unfinished, durn it!

Archangel
11-21-09, 01:56 PM

Heed the words of Pastor Pat Robertson

Attention all backward Islamic Barbarians!

Beware the Thunder of Zion!!!

Anonymous
11-21-09, 02:43 PM

Shame

Israel,
Do you have no shame. To destroy a statium where young people have a chance to enjoy them selves in a peaceful manner is threanted by demolition. Do you honestly believe you are chosen by God to do what ever you wish. God chose the world and everyone on it.

Anonymous
11-21-09, 02:49 PM

Moo-Slums: Ahhh, those Islamic insects!

Genghis Khan knew how to deal with you warmongering blood monsters. He killed Moo-Slums as fast as he could catch them!

Anonymous
11-21-09, 03:55 PM

The KKK is alive is Israel only by a different name. Do not beleive you are the Chosn ones because that means every one else on the planet is inferior.

Anonymous
11-21-09, 06:40 PM

Nope,They didn’t know they were chosen till God said it.

Anonymous
11-21-09, 08:59 PM

You have the arrogance to speak for God.

Anonymous
11-22-09, 12:15 AM

We cannot make conclusions on any or all Jews based on this one action which the Israeli government has done.

Anonymous
11-22-09, 06:08 AM

Same Medicine

These

typical
11-22-09, 10:29 AM

they tried to build their stadium onto some land that they didn’t own. if they stayed within their permits, and on land they owned, this wouldn’t have been a problem. now, they will blame israel, rather than own up to their shoddy construction work.

Palestinian Supporter
11-23-09, 10:22 AM

Irony

How ironic that Israel waits until the stadium is almost complete before issuing the possiblity that they might have to demolish it... They couldn’t of figured that out when the construction began more than 3 years ago?

Jeeze, why does this sound staged and planned?

nregistered
11-23-09, 10:58 AM

Yep planned!

Palestinian Supporter;169905:
How ironic that Israel waits until the stadium is almost complete before issuing the possiblity that they might have to demolish it... They couldn’t of figured that out when the construction began more than 3 years ago?

Jeeze, why does this sound staged and planned?



Payback for countless rocket, sniper, suicide bomber, tractor. and knife attacks.
Yep payback sure sucks.
Good job Israel now turn off the power, water and sewage treatment.
We will see how fast the Oh so compassionate Arab world responds....I wouldn’t hold ones breath though it will be a cold day in hell before Egypt or anyone else cares to do anything but whine.

Bri-bri
11-23-09, 12:32 PM

Land they didn’t own? Israel builds illegal(according to international law, and every other government in the world including the US)settlements through-out the west bank. So now an international organization building a stadium for palestinians on palestinian land gets shut down by israel, the occupier. This is utter maddness. The world needs to stop denouncing these illegal actions by israel and make an effort to stop them. Payback for home-made rocket attack? haha. How about Israel get payed back for attempted ethnic cleansing, land theft, imprissonment of children, murder of thousands of innocent, demolishions of homes, destruction of family farms, etc. The list goes on and on. All european Jews some how have a historical claim on the land because 6000 years ago some arab jews lived there? That is ridiculous. Israel is only for white jews not all jews. They imprison the African ones. God’s chosen people? Anybody with a religion or cult can say that. All of this is so stupid. The palestinians shouldn’t have to pay for the hollocaust. Give the Jews Germany(just kidding). Lets just get along. People are people no matter what race, religion, ethnicity, or creed.

Anonymous
11-26-09, 11:30 AM

Israel wants Hamas to launch rockets into Israel. In fact they encourage it to give the feeble and pathetic excuse to build more illegal settlements in the west bank, murder innocent palestinian children and to effectively deny their right to live. Shame on Israel and you will get what’s coming to you eventually

Palestinian Supporter #5,729,483,619
12-09-09, 12:44 AM

Ironic???

Israel denies Palestinian citizenship, treats them like dogs, bombs their homes and causes chaos throughout both the West Bank and the Gaza Strip - stealing more and more land by the day. From a country founded by people who were trying to escape the torments of a so-called evil man named Hitler, it looks like Israel is doing the SAME THING Hitler did to the Jews, just now to the Palestinians.

Jews are no better than Hitler himself. In fact, they are worse. They’ve actually been through and the Holocaust and are essentially doing the same thing to the Palestinians. Shame on Israel!!!

nregistered
12-09-09, 09:54 AM

Have you ever wondered why?

Palestinian Supporter #5,729,483,619;172841:
Ironic???

Israel denies Palestinian citizenship, treats them like dogs, bombs their homes and causes chaos throughout both the West Bank and the Gaza Strip - stealing more and more land by the day. From a country founded by people who were trying to escape the torments of a so-called evil man named Hitler, it looks like Israel is doing the SAME THING Hitler did to the Jews, just now to the Palestinians.

Jews are no better than Hitler himself. In fact, they are worse. They’ve actually been through and the Holocaust and are essentially doing the same thing to the Palestinians. Shame on Israel!!!



Did you forget the many wars started by Arabs?
Did you know Yassir Arafats father helped the Nazis devise concentration camps!
Your facts are forgetting much but that’s typical for a person such as yourself. You need a scapegoat to make Israelis look evil.
If the Palestinians had the power all Israelis would be dead or enslaved!
You know it I know and the world knows it!
Good thing the Israelis don’t do to the Palestinians what the Palestinians have promised to do to the Israelis!

You want to see evil look to groups like Hamas and Hezbollah.

Palestinian Supporter
12-25-09, 01:29 AM

Israeli’s are evil... I don’t need to make them look like anything, they make themselves look evil by all the ways they’ve persecuted Palestinians in the last half century or so. And if it were up to the Jews every Palestinian on the face of the planet would be wiped off in a second - you know that for a fact too!


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