A Distant Legacy of Rejecting Israel

THIS is not the first time that Indonesia’s national soccer team has refused to play against Israel. Nearly 66 years ago the Indonesian squad refused to play in a match against Israel in the qualification stage of the 1958 World Cup for Asia and Africa. After topping Group 1 in the first round of the qualification stage by defeating the team from China, Indonesia’s national team advanced to the second round, along with fellow group wi

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