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Israel Parliament demands non-admission of Iran to the World Cup 2006

22 January 2006 [06:22] - TODAY.AZ
Israel Parliament (Knesset) officially appealed to FIFA president Joseph Blatter and German Consoler Angela Merkel, requesting Iran not to be admitted to the final stage of the World Cup 2006 to start this June in Germany.

As APA reports, Secretary of Sport Commission of Knesset Gilead Arden regarded anti-Jewish statements of Iranian president as Iran’s exceeding civil measures in the letter. The letter also reads that by the German laws, "Denying Holocaust" is a crime.

It should be noted that England politicians also demanded Iran team not to be admitted to the World Cup some time ago. Their dissatisfaction is because of Iran's implementing nuclear program. English think that, removal of Iranian national team from the World Cup would be a clear and unambiguous signal to the Iranian government.

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