FIFA’s joke of a decision on Israel! Only a banner ban

Soccer FIFA has decided not to take any steps to prevent Israeli soccer teams in the occupied Palestinian territories from participating in international competitions.

In a statement made by FIFA, the decision was announced regarding the proposal made by the Palestine Football Association to refuse the participation of Israeli football teams in international competitions in the occupied territories.

“The Palestine Football Association’s application to the 74th FIFA Congress and the subsequent request by the FIFA Council to the FIFA Governance, Audit and Compliance Committee (GACC) to investigate the participation of Israeli football teams allegedly based in Palestinian territory in Israeli competitions has been decided,” the statement said. the statement said.

“FIFA should not take any action on the request as the final legal status of the West Bank in the context of the interpretation of the relevant provisions of the FIFA Statutes is an unresolved and highly complex issue under public international law,” the statement said.

“FIFA should continue to promote dialogue and mediate between the Palestine Football Association and the Israeli Football Association at the operational level. In this context, FIFA will continue to facilitate structured interaction and monitor developments.”

– Funny sanction

In another decision taken today, FIFA decided to impose banner sanctions on Israel.

Based on the sanctions previously imposed by FIFA on other countries for discrimination and racial insult violations, the FIFA Disciplinary Committee instead of penalties such as “banning from competitions and tournaments”, “field closure” and “playing without spectators”, The Israel Football Federation was fined 150,000 Swiss francs for “insulting behavior and violation of fair play principles” and “discrimination and racial insult” for displaying a banner reading “Football Unites the World – No Discrimination” next to the logo of the Israel Football Federation in 3 FIFA competitions.

In a statement released by FIFA, the FIFA Disciplinary Committee announced that following a proposal made by the Palestine Football Association (PFA) at the 74th FIFA Congress and the FIFA Council’s decision to assign the FIFA Disciplinary Committee to investigate the discrimination allegation raised by the PFA, the FIFA Disciplinary Committee has decided that the Israel Football Association (IFA) has “violated its obligations as a FIFA member federation more than once”.

The FIFA Disciplinary Committee fined the Israel Football Association 150,000 Swiss francs for violations of the FIFA Disciplinary Code for “insulting behavior and breach of fair play principles” and “discrimination and racial insults”.

“FIFA has ordered the Israel Football Association to display a prominent and highly visible banner reading ‘Football Unites the World – No Discrimination’ next to the logo of the Israel Football Association for the next 3 FIFA competitions at home at A national team level. The size, layout and positioning of the banner in the stadium will be submitted by the Israel Football Association to FIFA for approval no later than 15 days prior to each match.”