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<h1 class="reader-title">Israel Blames BDS Movement,
Palestinians for Cancellation of Argentina 'Friendly' Match<br>
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<div class="reader-estimated-time">June 6, 2018<br>
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<p>Israel has acknowledged the Boycott, Divestment,
Sanctions (BDS) Movement's most significant victory in
almost a decade after it blamed the Movement and
Palestinians for the cancellation of the
Israel-Argentina "friendly" football match in occupied
Jerusalem.</p>
<p>Miri Regev, Israel's Culture and Sports Minister,
accused “terror groups" of causing the cancellation,
ignoring the widespread condemnation of Israel's violent
repression of peaceful protesters over the last few
weeks and the words of players, who also supported the
move. </p>
<p>Human rights activists and Palestinians have praised
Argentina, and its Football Association, including star
Argentine striker Gonzalo Higuain, who personally voiced
his support for the move, Wednesday.</p>
<p>“We welcome news that Argentina’s ‘friendly’ football
match with Israel has been canceled,” said the
Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural
Boycott of Israel, or PACBI. “The team responded to
creative campaigning from fans around the world
denouncing Israel’s sports-washing of its crimes against
Palestinians.”</p>
<p>Gonzalo 'El Pipa' Higuain was the first member of
Argentina's squad to comment on the team's decision
publicly. The star striker, who also plays for the
Italian club Juventus, said the team has "finally done
the right thing" by canceling the match.</p>
<p>Gabriel Solano, a left-wing Argentinian lawmaker, was
more explicit in his comment, tweeting that “the ball
will not be stained with Palestinian blood.” He went on
to say that the game cancellation was a blow to the
government of Argentina's president Mauricio Macri
saying the head of state “had imposed (the game with
Israel) on the squad as part of its agreements with the
criminal Netanyahu.”</p>
<p>The game's cancellation comes after a widespread global
campaign that began in Argentina. It continued
throughout Latin America and Spain, as activists and
supporters of the Palestinian cause urged Argentina to
not assist Israel in its sports-wash (or whitewash) of
its latest massacres of Palestinian civilians in Gaza.</p>
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