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Regular columnist for official PA daily says two Arab athletes who withdrew rather than compete with an Israel are “champions,” just like athletes who actually won medals for their performance

Headline: "Rajoub demands that Infantino not participate in the Bahrain conference" "Chairman of the Palestinian Football Association [and Fatah Central Committee Secretary] Jibril Rajoub sent a letter to FIFA President Gianni Infantino following the latter's decision to participate in the workshop..."

“Rajoub demanded that the Atlético Madrid club not play in occupied Jerusalem”

Headline: “Rajoub demands that the Arab and Islamic states cease all forms of normalization with Israel in the field of sports, as long as it does not honor the Olympic Charter and does not recognize the Palestinian athletes’ right to move [about freely]” “Chairman of the [PLO] Supreme Council for...”

Headline: “Kuwaiti champion Abdullah Al-Anjari: I did not hesitate in my decision, it is the least we can do for Palestine” “Abdullah Al-Anjari emphasized that he prepared seriously for the championship, but the lottery completely changed the situation and caused him to decide to withdraw. The...”

Headline: “The Fatah branch in Malaysia and Thailand commemorates the 54th anniversary of the Launch (Intilaqa)” “The Malaysia and Thailand branch of the Fatah Movement commemorated the 54th anniversary of the outbreak of the Launch (Intilaqa) of the Palestinian revolution (i.e., commemorated on...”

“The Olympic Committee expresses deep sorrow over the normalization carried out by some Arab states with the occupation”

Headline: “The National Committee Against Normalization will convene this July and calls on Arab athletes to come to Palestine” “National Committee [Against Normalization] Secretary-General Jihad Uweida gave praise on behalf of the committee to the Syrian boxing champion Alaa Ghassoun, who lost his...”

Headline: "Rajoub: 'Normalization in sports with the Zionist occupation is a crime'" "[Deputy Secretary of Fatah's Central Committee,] Chairman of the Olympic Committee, and Chairman of the [Palestinian] Football Association Jibril Rajoub said any activity of normalization in sports with the..."

Headline: "The National Committee Against Normalization [in Palestine] condemned the 'Palestinian-Israeli' football match" "The Executive Office of the National Committee Against Normalization in Palestine published an announcement in which it condemned the participation of children from the West..."

“A joint meeting was held in the Al-Ram Football Association headquarters between the league’s board of directors and the heads of the professional and semi-professional clubs in the presence of Jibril Rajoub, [Deputy Secretary of the Fatah Central Committee and] Chairman of the [Palestinian]...”

Headline: "Journalists' Association condemns attendees at press conference in Beit-El" "The General Secretariat of the Palestinian Association of Journalists condemned yesterday the participation by a group of journalists in a meeting held at the Beit-El settlement at the end of last week. In a..."

Headline: "The Palestinian National Committee for the Struggle Against Normalization in Sport applauds the step – Yemenite judoka resigns from contest against 'Israeli' in Germany" "Secretary General of the Palestinian National Committee for [the Struggle Against] Normalization in Sports, Jihad..."

"Poet [and Deputy Minister of Information] Al-Mutawakkil Taha expressed his hope yesterday that in light of the 'Arab Spring,' the Arab culture and drama movement would enter a new stage which would contribute more to the Palestinian cause... He continued: 'I believe that these revolutions... are..."

"In response to a question about recent reports on Internet sites concerning normalization, [Chairman of the Football Association and Chairman of the Olympic Committee, Jibril] Rajoub said: 'Normalization is when there's a friendly match between some player or some sports team [and a player or team..."

Headline: "Rajoub: We will not agree to normalization which some elements are trying to introduce into the realm of Palestinian sports" "Chairman of the Palestinian Olympic Committee and the Palestinian Football Association, Jibril Rajoub, once again yesterday expressed his opposition to..."

Atef Abu Al-Rub, regular writer for the official PA daily, Al-Hayat Al-Jadida: "I shall not elaborate on general subjects, but rather get to the issue at hand: Normalization with the occupation... In the past, someone from among us would participate in secret meetings with bodies who represent the..."

Text: "Normalization in sports... a hot topic" Headline: “Normalization in sports - a burning issue” [front page of sports section] Sub-headline: “The street and the [sports] association oppose normalization [with Israel], emphasizing: There are rules to raising the flag of Palestine” “The...”