Blatter in Mideast as Palestinians refuse to drop suspension bid FIFA president Sepp Blatter continued his Mideast visit on Wednesday, meeting with Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas in the West Bank. He later held a press conference with President of the Palestinian Football Association Jibril Rajoub and once again addressed the Palestinian request for the Israeli Football Association to be thrown out of FIFA, with Rajoub vowing to press efforts to have Israel suspended at the upcoming world football congress. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES