Hamas launch Barca boycott

Hamas is launching a media boycott of Spanish football giants Barcelona after reports the club gave a complimentary ticket to an Israeli soldier formerly held captive by militants in the Gaza Strip.

Hamas launch Barca boycott
Thu, 27 Sep, 2012 - 18:18

Hamas is launching a media boycott of Spanish football giants Barcelona after reports the club gave a complimentary ticket to an Israeli soldier formerly held captive by militants in the Gaza Strip.

A Barcelona spokesman confirmed the team had given the ticket to Gilad Schalit, who was captured by Gaza militants in June 2006 and returned home last October under an Israel-Palestinian deal on prisoner exchange.

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