"Members of UEFA's executive committee are reportedly in favour of suspending Israel from UEFA competitions, including the Europa League, according to the Associated Press. The executive committee is the main decision-making body of UEFA and responsible for the organisation's governance. On the panel sits UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin and 19 other elected members. They include Paris Saint-Germain owner Nasser Al-Khelaifi, former FA chair Debbie Hewitt, Champions League winner Dejan Savicevic, Israeli FA president Moshe Zuares and ex-Borussia Dortmund chief executive Hans-Joachim Watzke."
"A majority of the 20-strong committee is expected to support any vote favouring a suspension of Israeli teams from international competition. FIFA are unlikely to follow suit given the organisation's close links to the administration of Donald Trump's United States government and the 79-year-old's vocal opposition to sporting sanctions against Israel. However, eight UEFA members do sit on FIFA's ruling committee, which could ultimately decide matters if a similar issue is brought to a vote when the council meets in Zurich next week."
UEFA executive committee members are reportedly in favour of suspending Israel from UEFA competitions, including the Europa League. The committee is the main decision-making body for UEFA governance and includes President Aleksander Ceferin and 19 elected members. A majority of the 20-member panel is expected to support any vote suspending Israeli teams from international competition. FIFA is unlikely to follow because of close links to the US administration and Donald Trump's vocal opposition to sporting sanctions, though eight UEFA members sit on FIFA's ruling committee and could influence a council vote. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez urged UEFA to impose similar penalties to those against Russia amid concern over the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
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