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FIFA World Cups unites Israeli and Palestinian soccer fans


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FIFA World Cups unites Israeli and Palestinian soccer fans

The first-ever direct commercial flight from Israel to Qatar took off from Tel Aviv for Doha on Sunday morning, with Israeli and Palestinian soccer fans on board. Despite the lack of formal diplomatic ties between the countries, months-long negotiations yielded an agreement allowing Israeli citizens and Palestinians to travel directly to the country for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, played between November 20 and December 18. Taking off at 10:55 a.m. from Ben Gurion Airport, the Airbus A320 aircraft, operated by Cypriot airline TUS Airways, was completely full, with 180 passengers on board.

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