US EditionNorwegian FA President Says Israel Should Be Suspended From International Competition
Football leaders from Norway and Turkey demand Israel's suspension from competitions following a UN report accusing Israel of genocide during the Gaza conflict.
- UEFA is preparing an emergency vote on suspending Israel from European competition after Lise Klaveness, Norwegian Football Federation President, urged Israel's suspension.
- The UN Commission of Inquiry issued a report this month concluding Israel committed genocide, and Ibrahim Haciosmanoglu, Turkish Football Federation President, wrote to FIFA and UEFA urging a ban.
- Klaveness, a UEFA executive committee member, said sanctions are needed though she ruled out an individual boycott and called it `incredibly difficult` to play under a flag tied to genocide.
- Norway are due to host Israel on October 11 in a World Cup qualifier, and several football leaders say sanctions aim to uphold the rules of competition.
- She compared Israel's status to Russia's exclusion, saying `Israel should also be out`, while Lise Klaveness, Norwegian Football Federation President, stressed acting from principle, not personal boycotts.
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After the Turkish football association, Norway's football association is now calling for Israel to be excluded from international football competitions! "We are currently campaigning for sanctions to be imposed on Israel. We believe that this is necessary to comply with the rules," said Lise Klaveness, president of the association, in a Norwegian podcast on Monday. "Personally, I think that if Russia is excluded, Israel should also be excluded."…
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