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JAKARTA: Indonesia pulled out of a planned Fed Cup tennis match in Israel to protest against Israeli actions in the Gaza Strip, an Indonesian foreign ministry spokesman said on Tuesday. ``We are witnessing a military invasion by Israel and the arrest of scores of Palestinian officials,'' spokesman Desra Percaya said. ``It is now impossible to play there,'' he said. Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim nation, earlier asked that the venue be changed to another country, because Jakarta has no diplomatic relations with Israel. But in May, the government said it would allow the team to travel to Israel to contest the World Group II Playoffs, scheduled for July 14-15. Israel and Indonesia have matched up in the women's Fed Cup twice — in 1974 in Italy and in Japan in 1981. Israel defeated Indonesia both times. Indonesia must win July's playoff to stay in World Group II. — AP
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