Hawzah News Agency- The resolution, proposed by one of Ireland's leading clubs, Bohemian FC, was backed by 74 votes, with seven opposed and two abstentions, the FAI said in a statement.
UEFA considered holding a vote early last month on whether to suspend Israel from European competitions over the war in Gaza, a source told Reuters at the time.
The Irish resolution follows calls in September from the heads of the Turkish and Norwegian soccer governing bodies for Israel to be suspended from international competition.
Those requests came after United Nations experts appealed to FIFA and UEFA to suspend Israel from international football, citing a U.N. Commission of Inquiry report that said Israel had committed genocide during the war in Gaza.
If UEFA decided to ban Israel, it would put the organisation on a collision course with the government of the United States -- co-hosts for the 2026 World Cup -- which strongly opposes such an action.
Even though Europe's governing body has the power to suspend Israel or its clubs from the region's competitions, it may not be able to stop them from competing in World Cup qualifiers, which fall under the ambit of global soccer body FIFA.
Ireland has been one of the European Union's most outspoken critics of Israel's war in Gaza.
Source: Reuters
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