As Israel carries out a genocide, its football team is gearing up to play
Italy and Norway in a few days.

UEFA could suspend Israel *this week*, but the US is lobbying hard to
block the vote. 

Tell UEFA members: force the vote and suspend Israel immediately.

[ [link removed] ] Sign the petition 

   
John,

Israel has launched its ground invasion of Gaza City with “unprecedented
force” as tens of thousands of Palestinians flee their shelters with
nowhere to go. 

And while Israel commits these mass atrocities, its football team is
scheduled to play in the World Cup qualifiers against Norway and Italy in
a few days.

But football officials have just signaled that UEFA could vote on Israel’s
suspension as soon as this week. It’s still not confirmed yet, and the US
is lobbying hard to block the vote from happening.

Which means we only have a day or two to counter the US and Israel’s
genocidal lobby machine and demand European football federations force
UEFA to bring this to a vote – which they can do if one fifth of UEFA
countries demand it. 

[ [link removed] ]Tell Ireland, Spain, Turkey, Iceland and other UEFA members: force a
vote, and suspend Israel from UEFA!  

We’ve just dug into UEFA statutes and we discovered that even if UEFA
officials cave to US pressure, UEFA members can still force a vote by
demanding an extraordinary meeting. But we need at least one fifth of UEFA
members to do so, which means about a dozen countries. 

We know this works. The same day Russia invaded Ukraine, UEFA members
called for an extraordinary meeting, and within 3 days they voted to
suspend Russia. 

The Spanish Prime Minister announced that Spain will withdraw from the
World Cup if Israel is allowed to participate, and UN experts also just
announced that FIFA, UEFA and all sporting bodies must suspend Israel. 

So now UEFA officials are under enormous pressure, and many of them are in
favor of a suspension. But we’re up against the most powerful forces in
the world. Our people-power is needed now more than ever. 

[ [link removed] ]Tell Ireland, Spain, Turkey, Iceland and other UEFA members: force a
vote, and suspend Israel from UEFA!



[ [link removed] ] Sign the petition 



Thanks for all that you do,
Rewan, Nabil, Maen, Vicky, and the team at Ekō


More information:

[ [link removed] ]Israel’s future in Uefa could come to a head before World Cup
qualifiers
The Guardian. September 25, 2025

[ [link removed] ]US to fight efforts to ban Israel’s football team from World Cup 2026
Al Jazeera. September 26, 2025

 

 

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