Err, no they were denied to leave through Israel. There are no airports that are not under Israeli control in the Palestinian areas.
Give me a break. The ultimate hypocritical hyperhole.
Not the same thing? It is a sports event lol. So what if it is "internationally sanctioned event".. what ever happened to no politics in sport? Hypocrite. Plus it was the Palestinian Youth team.. they represent the Palestinans... so yes it was an "internationally sanctioned event" by any standard. When a team representing a nation goes on tour.. it is. And the reason they were too poor? But the point is yet again, Palestinians were denied visa.
Of course it is the same. So the British Championship is not an internationally accepted and sanctioned organisation? They are you know... by FIFA and UEFA.
Nope, just an example of a visa denial.. he happens to be a former sports star.. but /shrug
The Tibetans would disagree with you.
And? Still does not change the fact that the US denied visas.
Lets see.. The Palestinian's were denied by Israel to travel to internationally sanctioned sports events and you gloss over it and mumble something about "it is a war zone". Talk about a double standard and being a hypocrite... is sport not to be mixed with politics?
A cuban baseball team was denied access to the US, and all you can say is they went on to win the final tournament? You do know that Cubans have hell of a time getting a visa to the US right? That there had to be a new law to make it possible for professional Cuban baseball players to have easier access to the US?
On top of that you refuse to accept that a Youth Football team representing a country going on a tour in another country is not "internationally sanctioned". Is it because they are poor or kids? Or because they are Palestinians and most likely Muslims that you wont accept this as evidence?
Also you refuse to accept that work permits (aka Visa's) to the professional football league is "internationally sanctioned".
How about this one then
FIFA cancels Fiji/NZ World Cup qualifier over visa impasse
It has big words like FIFA, visa denied and world cup qualifier. Is that acceptable?
Or this one
Home Office rejects Man City move for Iraqi hero midfielder Nashat Akram | Manchester City - Times Online
Is Manchester City an "internationally sanctioned" team? Hope so, since they playing my home team in the UEFA cup tomorrow....Is he not a big enough "international player"?
Or this one
Iran protests U.S. visa denial to blind athletes
Not only do they deny visa for an internationally sanctioned event, but the athletes are blind! Or do you not accept handicapped sports at a World Championship as "internationally sanctioned events"?
I have never said there were many but there are quite a few situations where professional and/or national sanctioned sports people have been denied visa's to many countries for many different reasons.