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SvennoJ on 19 July 2024
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Special rapporteur supports call for Israel’s ‘unseating’ from UN

Francesca Albanese, the UN’s special rapporteur on the human rights situation in the occupied Palestinian territory, has added her voice to a call for Israel to be unseated from the United Nations.

Reposting an earlier call on social media for the “unseating” of Israel by the UN’s special rapporteur on the right to adequate housing, Albanese said it was “time” to remove Israel from the world body.

The UN rapporteur on housing, Balakrishnan Rajagopal, said on Tuesday that it was “high time” to take action as Israel continued its “criminal attacks” on the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) in Gaza “without any consequences”.

Israel should be unseated “from the UN, as was done with apartheid South Africa”, Rajagopal said in a post on social media.

FIFA delays decision on suspension of Israel Football Association

World football governing body FIFA has delayed its decision on whether to suspend the Israel Football Association (IFA) from international competition until after the Paris Olympics, after the Palestinian Football Association (PFA) and the IFA requested more time.

FIFA said in a post on X that an “independent legal assessment” of the PFA case against the IFA was due to be provided to its council by July 20.

“Following requests for extension from both parties to submit their respective positions, duly granted by FIFA, more time is needed to conclude this process with due care and completeness,” FIFA said.

The PFA has previously questioned Israel’s participation in FIFA-organised events, calling for Israel’s suspension from the world football governing body over its war on Gaza and its occupation of the Palestinian territories.

The issue of Israel’s suspension was discussed at FIFA’s annual congress in Bangkok in May, where it was decided that a special council meeting would be held within two months to determine Israel’s status.