Maradona to Abbas: I Am Palestinian in Heart
MOSCOW (Dispatches) – Soccer legend Diego Maradona once again reiterates support for Palestine, embracing Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas during a meeting in Moscow and telling him that he is Palestinian in his heart.
"In my heart, I am Palestinian,” Maradona told Abbas during the meeting, which followed the final World Cup game. The Palestinian leader was in Russia at the invitation of President Vladimir Putin for talks on bilateral and regional issues.
The Argentinean public figure reiterated his long-standing support for Palestinians and expressed hope that Palestine will eventually become an internationally-recognized sovereign country.
On his Instagram account, Maradona wrote, "President Abbas has a country and has a right. I am Palestinian.”
Maradona is famed for his pro-Palestinian stance, and opposition to the Zionist regime’s deadly acts of aggression targeting Palestinians.
"In my heart, I am Palestinian,” Maradona told Abbas during the meeting, which followed the final World Cup game. The Palestinian leader was in Russia at the invitation of President Vladimir Putin for talks on bilateral and regional issues.
The Argentinean public figure reiterated his long-standing support for Palestinians and expressed hope that Palestine will eventually become an internationally-recognized sovereign country.
On his Instagram account, Maradona wrote, "President Abbas has a country and has a right. I am Palestinian.”
Maradona is famed for his pro-Palestinian stance, and opposition to the Zionist regime’s deadly acts of aggression targeting Palestinians.