Outside the lines, 7.2/edited by Ziv Steiner
Will Israel be removed from European factories following the war in Gaza?
This morning (Thursday) it was published in the British "Sky Sports" that 12 football associations united and asked FIFA to exclude Israel from all competitions, similar to the sanctions imposed on Russia, whose national team and teams are known not to play in the international arena.
According to the publication, the proposal to exclude Israel The Israel national team and the Israeli teams are led by the Jordanian prince Ali bin Hussein, who is of course the half-brother of King Abdullah, but according to "Sky" the federations of Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates also joined him in the request. According to the letter sent by the Jordanian prince to the 211 football federations in the world and To FIFA and UEFA, "Israel commits war crimes in Gaza and kills innocent people, including footballers, coaches, referees and professionals in the football industry.
We must present a united front in isolating Israeli football from any activity until these acts of aggression stop."
A danger hovers parallel to the dream of qualifying for the Euros/Reuters
Niv Goldstein, the CEO of the Football Association spoke to "Sky" who said: "We are against the participation of politicians in football and involvement in political matters in sports in general.
We are concentrating on our effort to fulfill the dream and qualify for Euro 2024 and I look forward to world peace."
It should be noted that the draw for the Nations League will take place tonight, but even before that, the annual UEFA ceremony will take place in Paris and it is likely that the Israeli issue will come up there among the senior officials of the industry.
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