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.”
of Palestine Football Association proposes to 211 member federations FIFA called for “appropriate sanctions with immediate effect against the Israeli team,” according to a FIFA document released a month before the congress and council meeting in Bangkok.
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.
“The Palestinian people, including the Palestinian football family, are enduring an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe,” said Djibril Rajoub, president of the Palestinian Football Association, at a conference in Bangkok on Friday.
Rajoub said he had received threats over his proposed sanctions.
“The Israeli foreign minister has made serious threats to imprison me if I do not withdraw this proposal, but no power in the world can stand in the way of the truth,” Rajoub said.
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