
Diego Maradona at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Kazan, Russia, June 30, 2018, in Kazan, Russia. (Catherine Ivill/Getty Images)
(JTA) — The Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona hugged Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and told him, “My heart is Palestinian.”
Maradona and Abbas met Saturday in Moscow as part of the soccer governing body FIFA’s activities around the final match of the World Cup, in which France defeated Croatia, 4-2, the following day.
Maradona posted a photo of the hug with Abbas on his Instagram account, which has 3 million followers, and wrote: “This man wants peace in Palestine. Mr. President Abbas has a country and has a right.” The post has received nearly 105,000 likes
Este hombre quiere paz en Palestina. El señor presidente Abbas tiene un país hecho y derecho