BANGKOK (AP) – FIFA will hold an extraordinary board meeting by July 25 to take a decision on a Palestinian proposal to suspend Israel from international soccer because of its conflict with Hamas. We plan to seek independent legal advice.
FIFA president Gianni Infantino outlined the plan at Friday's FIFA conference, after representatives from the Palestinian and Israeli football federations had the opportunity to address their 211 member associations.
“FIFA will now order an independent legal expert to analyze the three requests (from the Palestinian Football Federation) and ensure that FIFA regulations are properly applied,” Infantino said. Ta. “This legal evaluation will need to take into account the opinions and arguments of both member associations. The results and recommendations will be forwarded to…the FIFA Council.
“Due to the urgency of the situation, an extraordinary FIFA Council has been convened and will meet by July 25 to consider the results of the legal assessment and take appropriate decisions.”
A FIFA document released a month before the tournament and council in Bangkok said the Palestinian Football Association's proposal to its 211 member federations called for “appropriate sanctions against Israeli teams with immediate effect”. .
The motion pointed to “violations of international law committed by the Israeli occupation of Palestine, particularly Gaza,” and cited FIFA's legal commitments against human rights and discrimination.
“All of Gaza's football infrastructure, including the historic Al-Yarmouk stadium, has been destroyed or seriously damaged,” the Palestinian Football Federation wrote, adding that it had received complaints from federations in Algeria, Iraq, Jordan, Syria and Palestine. He said there was support for the motion. Yemen.
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