FIFA will mandate as of now, independent legal expertise to analyse the three requests [from the Palestinian FA] and ensure the statutes of FIFA are applied in the right way. This legal assessment will have to allow for inputs and claims of both member associations.
Due to the urgency of the situation, an extraordinary FIFA Council will be convened before July 20 to review the results of the legal assessment and make appropriate decisions.
The Palestine Football Association proposal called for 'appropriate sanctions, with immediate effect, against Israeli teams' citing international law violations in Palestine, and FIFA commitments to human rights and against discrimination.
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