FIFA: Tokyo Sexwale appointed chairman of the monitoring committee for Israel and Palestine

"FIFA has appointed former South African government minister Tokyo Sexwale to lead a monitoring committee to oversee issues affecting the development of football in Palestine," stated the international federation on 12/06/2015.

The PFA (Palestinian Football) had intended to submit a proposal to suspend the IFA (Israel Football Federation) at the 65^th FIFA Congress in Zurich (Switzerland) on 29/05/2015. However, Jibril Rajoub, the president of PFA, finally agreed to withdraw the proposal, but requested the creation of a commission on the Palestinian issue, a proposal approved by the Congress.

"Representatives from Israel and Palestine will work with Mr Sexwale, who is currently President of Global Watch and a trustee of the Nelson Mandela Foundation, to address issues relating to a good understanding between the football organisations of Israel and Palestine," stated FIFA.

• "From his own experiences and expertise in community reconciliation and conflict resolution in South Africa, we believe Mr Sexwale is well placed to help improve access for football in the Palestinian territories,"…