Jorge Sampaoli’s men are scheduled to face Israel in Jerusalem on Saturday in their last friendly before the World Cup.
But Rajoub has accused Israel, ranked 98th in the FIFA standings, of using the encounter as a political tool.
Read the article by Dejan Kalinic on Goal.com
[Editor: It should be noted that Jibril Rajoub was sentenced to life in prison in 1970 for throwing a grenade at an Israeli army truck. He was released in the Jibril Agreement – A deal between the Israeli government and the terrorist organization the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), led by Ahmed Jibril. On May 21, 1985, Israel released 1,150 Palestinian prisoners, including terrorist murderers, in exchange for three Israeli soldiers who had been taken hostage by the PFLP. Refer to Palestinian Media Watch]