(Palestinian Media Watch) Itamar Marcus and Nan Jacques Zilberdik - Jibril Rajoub, Member of Fatah Central Committee, Chairman of the Palestinian Football Association and head of the Palestinian Olympic Committee, said this week that all of Israel is "occupied" Palestine. In response to a question during an interview on an Arabic sports channel if Barcelona's football team would be visiting the "occupied lands," Rajoub responded: "They are coming to the occupied lands. All of Palestine - from the [Jordan] river to the [Mediterranean] sea - it's all occupied." The area mentioned by Rajoub includes all of Israel. Rajoub subsequently posted the interview on his Facebook page.
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