FIFA again delays review of Palestinian call to suspend Israeli Football Association
Football’s governing body, FIFA, has once more postponed a ruling on a complaint against the Israeli Football Association (IFA) lodged by the Palestinian Football Association (PFA) in May.
The PFA called for the suspension of the Israeli association for multiple violations of FIFA regulations.
In July, FIFA agreed to address the issue and conduct a legal evaluation of IFA’s conduct.
“FIFA has received the independent legal assessment of the Palestine Football Association’s proposals against Israel,” FIFA announced on Saturday. “This assessment will be sent to the FIFA Council to review in order that the subject can be discussed at its next meeting which will take place in October.”
Football’s governing body had initially promised an urgent legal evaluation, saying the complaint would be addressed at an extraordinary meeting of the council in July.
Last month, the Zurich-based body rescheduled the date of its ruling, saying the review at the council would be by August.
FIFA declined to give further details of the postponement of its ruling to October.
PFA accuses IFA of complicity with the Israeli regime in breaking international law, discrimination against Arab players, and review of its league of clubs set up in illegal Israeli settlements on Palestinian lands.
At least 92 Palestinian players have been killed in the Israeli regime’s genocidal war on the besieged Gaza Strip, according to PFA.
The PFA has also accused the Israeli regime of destroying the Palestinians’ football infrastructure, suspension of its leagues and its national team required to play World Cup qualifiers abroad.
The Palestinian body called on FIFA to adopt “appropriate sanctions” against Israeli teams, including the national team and clubs.
Since Israel’s war on Gaza kicked off on October 7, at least 40,700 Palestinians have been killed and 94,060 more injured in the attacks.
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