The head of the Israeli football association has said Palestinians have 'crossed a red line' by forcing the cancellation of friendly match against Argentina in Jerusalem.
Not literally crossed any lines of course, they would have been shot dead in large numbers by the IDF and labelled terrorists if they did but a figurative red line after protests by pro-Palestinian groups against the match in Jerusalem.
Israeli defence minister Avigdor Lieberman tweeted: 'It's a shame that Argentina's footballing nobility did not withstand the pressure from Israeli-hating inciters' but the Argentine foreign minister, Jorge Faurie, suggested the Argentine players 'were not willing to play the game'.
Striker Gonzola Higuain said they had done the right thing as 'we felt that it wasn’t right to go'.
The country's about-turn comes as Israel continues to face fierce and correct criticism over its use of lethal force against Palestinian protesters on the Gaza border which left 125 dead.
Argentina need to be congratulated for taking the correct moral stance and we can only hope that more nations take a leaf from their book and swerve Israel until it ends it's occupation and murderous land grab of Palestinian land.
Scratch up another success for the movement to support the oppressed Palestinians, more boycotts and sanctions against Israel please.
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