US EditionJordan Refuses to Play Israel over Gaza War, Forfeits Match
- Jordan's under-19 basketball team forfeited its scheduled July 2025 World Cup game against Israel in Lausanne, Switzerland.
- The Jordanian Basketball Federation made the decision amid mounting pressure and concerns about player safety following the ongoing Gaza conflict.
- The federation voted unanimously to cancel the game to prevent harassment, aligning with its principles and amid pro-Palestinian calls to boycott normalization through sport.
- FIBA confirmed Jordan's decision to forfeit the match, awarding Israel a 20-0 technical win, while the head of Israel’s basketball federation emphasized that sports should serve as a unifying platform between nations rather than a political battleground.
- This forfeiture highlights challenges in international sports amid geopolitical tensions and may affect future participation and relations in such competitions.
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Jordan's sub-19 team officially lost the World Basketball Championship match to Israel after not running for the match last Sunday, FIBA reported in a statement.wf_cms.rss.read_more
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PressNewsAgencyJordan refuses to play Israel over Gaza war, forfeits match
Jordan refused to play Israel at the FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup in Switzerland on Sunday in protest at the Gaza war, Jordanian media reported, and the international basketball federation said the game would be forfeited in favour of Israel.The official Jordan News Agency said the local basketball fede
Jordan forfeits basketball game vs. Israel over 'player safety'
Fearing backlash if its players competed against Israel, Jordan said it forfeited to protect team members from “bullying and harassment.” By World Israel News Staff The Jordanian national basketball team chose to forfeit a scheduled game against Israel on Sunday, rather than play the Jewish State’s team in the FIBA Under 19 Basketball World Cup, held in Lausanne, Switzerland. Jordan’s basketball federation made the announcement that it would re…
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