Israeli media: UEFA may vote tomorrow to decide whether to ban Israel, most are expected to support ban
According to the Israel Today, UEFA is expected to hold a vote on Tuesday local time to decide whether to suspend Israeli teams at all levels. Israel is working to prevent the voting, as the vast majority of votes are expected to support the ban on Israel.
The newspaper learned that Qatar is putting huge pressure on the decision to ban Israel from Israel to a vote at a meeting of the UEFA Executive Committee this Tuesday. Qatar has been actively lobbying all parties over the past week to ensure a majority vote to impose a ban on Israel.
According to external reports, the vast majority of UEFA's 20 voting member states will support the ban on Israel, and only two or three countries firmly oppose it. Israel is trying hard to rely on sports and diplomatic allies to try to prevent the matter from entering the UEFA agenda.
A senior official of the Israeli Football Association revealed to the media: "We are doing our best to deal with this matter. The chairman and vice chairman of the Football Association are working day and night. This matter is being handled. None of the Football Association dares to neglect it."