Overview
- Delegates at an extraordinary general assembly voted 74–7, with two abstentions, to instruct the FAI board to submit the request without delay.
- The motion cites alleged breaches of UEFA statutes over Israeli clubs operating in West Bank settlements and inadequate action against discrimination affecting Palestinian athletes.
- UEFA has not issued a response, leaving the timing and procedure for any Executive Committee review undecided.
- A suspension would remove Israel’s national teams and clubs from European competition, including Maccabi Tel Aviv’s Europa League group matches in Stuttgart on December 11 and Freiburg on January 22.
- The move follows earlier petitions by the Palestinian FA and has triggered U.S. political pushback, including a State Department stance against sporting sanctions and Senator Lindsey Graham’s threat of economic consequences.