John Minto is a long-time social justice activist and the national chair of the Palestine Solidarity Movement Aotearoa.

OPINION: The power of sport to influence politics has always been a feature of international sporting events, as has the hypocrisy of governments, New Zealand included, when it comes to issues of human rights.

Despite neither Israel nor Palestine being at the Fifa World Cup, the issue of Palestine has been the most visible political issue on display.

The World Cup isn’t over yet, but Palestine has already won” is just one of the many headlines around the world talking about the high visibility of Palestine at the event and the cross-global support Palestinians enjoy in their indigenous struggle for human rights and self-determination.

Read more: https://www.stuff.co.nz/opinion/130749406/how-palestine-has-won-the-world-cup