International World Cup Friendly Match Argentina, Israel Cancelled after Gaza violence

Argentina has cancelled a football World Cup warm-up match with Israel,
seemingly under stress over Israel's treatment of Palestinians in Gaza.

But Israel's defence minister said it was "too bad" Argentina's footballers did not "withstand the pressure of the Israeli-hating inciters".

"We will not yield before a pack of anti-Semitic terrorist supporters," Avigdor Lieberman tweeted.

The Israeli embassy in Argentina tweeted to confirm that the friendly, which was due to take place in Jerusalem on Saturday, had been "suspended".

Argentine Foreign Minister Jorge Faurie had said he believed his country's footballers "were not willing to play the game".

"In the end, they've done right thing, and this is behind us," Higuain told ESPN. "Health and common sense come first. We felt that it wasn't right to go." BBC