Suddenly I love Argentina again. Only if we could hear from from Israeli ppl rather than their nazi PM.
The sold-out match, scheduled to take place on Saturday evening at the Teddy Stadium in West Jerusalem, had been eagerly awaited by Israelis anxious for a glimpse of
Lionel Messi in Argentina’s final warm-up before next week’s World Cup in Russia.
But fans were stunned when the Israeli embassy in Argentina announced the “suspension” of the game due, it said, to “threats and provocations” against Messi.
Israel’s opposition did not accept the explanation at face value. It said the government had triggered the Argentinian cancellation through its own actions.
The Palestinian campaign was led by Jibril Rajoub, head of the Palestinian Football Association, who on Sunday called on Arab and Muslim fans to burn pictures and T-shirts of Messi if he attended the friendly