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Soccer-Israeli FA to meet Blatter in effort to avert suspension

Yahoo! Sports | May 6, 2015

Related Topics: Israel, FIFA, Palestinian National Authority, Israel Football Association, West Bank

* Palestinians say Israel hampering their soccer activity

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By Ori Lewis

JERUSALEM, May 6 (Reuters) - Israel's top soccer administrators will meet FIFA President Sepp Blatter in Zurich on Wednesday in a late bid to avert a vote called by the Palestinians to suspend Israel from the world body.

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