Sources in the Israeli production of Saturday night's canceled soccer friendly between Israel and Argentina have estimated that Qatar was behind the move, and promised to compensate the Argentine Association for the damage they would suffer following the cancellation.
The basis for the assessment is the close connection between the Qatari and Palestinian Authority football associations, and the feeling of the Israeli producers that the members of the Argentine Association are not at all bothered by the compensation they will have to pay the Israeli producer of the event. It should be noted that the producer, Danny Ben Na'im, demanded compensation not only for the money wasted in preparation for the game, but also for the aggravation caused both to the production company and to the fans who expected the arrival of the Argentine star Lionel "Leo" Messi.