Gianni Infantino ’s attempt to force a handshake between representatives of the Israel Football Association and the Palestine football federation backfired spectacularly and instead caused a heated moment at the Fifa Congress in Vancouver. The Fifa president, who opened the congress by saying football has a power to “unite the world” , called Jibril Rajoub, the president of the Palestinian football federation, and Basim Sheikh Suliman, the Israel FA Vice-President, onto the stage and in front of the other delegates in the room. But Rajoub refused to stand next to Suliman when Infantino attempted to bring them closer together for a handshake and photo opportunity, and stood his ground when Infantino placed a hand on his shoulder and encouraged him to co-operate. Suliman was also motionless. When Rajoub refused to stand with his counterpart, he shouted “we are suffering” to the crowd.…