Palestine Olympic Committee

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Palestine Olympic Committee
Palestine Olympic Committee logo
Country/Region Palestine
CodePLE
Recognized1931
Continental
Association		OCA
HeadquartersRamallah, State of Palestine
PresidentJibril Mahmoud Muhammad Rajoub
Secretary GeneralAbed Al Majeed Hijjeh
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The Palestine Olympic Committee (

Arabic: اللجنة الأولمبية الفلسطينية) is the National Olympic Committee of the State of Palestine. The State of Palestine has been recognized as a member of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) since 1986, and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) since 1995.[1][2]

History

In 1933 the

Jewish National Home."[4]

According to Nabil Mabrouk, president of the Palestinian Track and Field Federation, the Palestine Olympic Committee was first founded in 1969.[5]

The Palestine Olympic Committee was accepted into the Olympic Council of Asia as a provisional member in 1986. The decision was protested by Israel, who was refused membership to the same committee in 1982. The decision allowed for the Palestine Olympic Committee to participate in the Asian Games. Yasser Arafat, the leader of the Palestine Liberation Organization, was also the head of the Palestine Olympic Committee in these early days.[1]

The Palestinian Authority was first represented at the International Olympic Games at the 1996 Summer Olympics, by a runner who finished last in his 10,000 meter heat.[6][7]

Akram Zaher, the manager of international relations for the Palestine Olympic Committee, also served as a board member and the Environment & Sports Committee chairman of the

Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon on March 24, 2009.[8][9]

Samar Araj Mousa is a member of the Palestine Olympic Committee and also serves as the Athletics Director at Bethlehem University, the manager of the Palestinian Women's National Soccer Team, and the general secretary of the Palestinian Tennis Association.[10]

Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) banned Jibril for 12 months and fined him 20,000 Swiss francs ($20,600) for inciting hatred and violence.[17][18] In July 2019, his appeal on the ban was dismissed by the International Court of Arbitration for Sport.[18]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Randy Harvey (September 30, 1986). "Israel Denounces Admission of PLO to Asian Olympic Panel". Los Angeles Times.
  2. ^ "Palestine Olympic Committee". www.olympic.org: Official Website of the Olympic Movement. Retrieved 2009-07-28.
  3. ISBN 9781317967910
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    ISBN 9780810875227
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  5. New York Times
    . Retrieved 2009-11-09.
  6. ^ "Athlete who carries Palestinians' first Olympic hopes to Atlanta". The Independent. July 11, 1996. Archived from the original on 2022-05-24. Retrieved 2009-11-09.
  7. ISBN 9780810875227
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  8. ^ Talal Fahad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah (March 24, 2009). "West Asian Games Federation". West Asian Games Federation. Archived from the original on September 16, 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-09.
  9. ^ "Olympic Council of Asia : News".
  10. ^ Samar Araj Mousa (March 3, 2009). "The First Palestinian Women's Soccer Team". Women Talk Sports. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved 2009-11-09.
  11. ^ "PMW calls to ban Jibril Rajoub, head of PA Olympic Committee, due to terror support - PMW Bulletins".
  12. ^ a b c d "Palestinian Olympians deserve better than Jibril Rajoub". The Boston Globe.
  13. ^ "Olympic Newsdesk: Schiller Comments on Failed Baseball Bid; Badminton Worlds End Uneventfully: Briefs". Around the Rings. August 17, 2009. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  14. ^ Shaked, Roni. "Palestinian Welcome IOC's Rejection of Moment of Silence".
  15. ^ "Olympic Committee Rejects Media Watchdog's Call to Ban Palestine Olympic Committee Head Rajoub".
  16. ISBN 9781468534108
    – via Google Books.
  17. ISBN 9781568588872
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  18. ^ a b "Palestinian soccer chief loses appeal over Messi incitement". The Times of Israel.

External links

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