PA Olympic official praises judoka athlete who refused to compete against an Israeli competitor at the OlympicsPalestinian Olympic Committee Chairman meets with "heroic" Algerian judoka who stepped down rather than compete against an Israeli athlete, while calling on other sports personalities to likewise boycott IsraelJul 24, 2021
Palestine Olympic Committee condemns the "crime of normalization with the fascist occupation state in the field of sports"The Palestine Olympic Committee published an announcement saying that the "unjust thronging towards Israel in sport has pained us greatly" and urges boycotting Israel in sport so that "the occupation does not become encouraged to continue its most despicable crimes"Nov 1, 2020
PA: “We are prepared to sacrifice … we will sacrifice our children""We in the Fatah Movement, regarding the struggle, the resistance, and the rules of engagement – we are open. We are prepared to sacrifice..."Oct 7, 2020
In response to Arab peace agreements with Israel, Fatah threatens "all of our options are open, including changing the rules of engagement”Fatah Central Committee Secretary Jibril Rajoub promises that "we will not surrender and we will not raise a white flag" in response to Arab states normalizing relations with Israel, while pledging to set a date for PA electionsOct 4, 2020
Senior Fatah official Rajoub: Normalization with Israel in sports and economy are taboo"Normalization and ties with Israel – as long as Palestine is occupied – are taboo"Feb 10, 2019