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Ireland’s FA Votes to Ask UEFA to Suspend Israel From European Football

UEFA will consider any motion at its Dec. 3 executive meeting.

Overview

  • Delegates at an Extraordinary General Meeting in Dublin backed the Bohemian FC–tabled resolution by 74–7 with two abstentions.
  • The case cites Israeli clubs operating in West Bank settlements without Palestinian FA consent and alleged failures to enforce an effective anti-racism policy under UEFA rules.
  • The FAI directed its board to file the motion to the UEFA Executive Committee without delay and to press for transparent suspension criteria for member associations.
  • UEFA offered no immediate comment after previously pausing a potential suspension vote following a U.S.-brokered ceasefire on Oct. 10.
  • Similar calls have come from Turkish and Norwegian federations and UN experts, while any UEFA action would not automatically affect FIFA-run World Cup qualifiers and could carry broader political repercussions.