UEFA President Michel Platini reportedly pledged to exert his influence in removing Israel from European competition.
The head of European soccer's governing body told a senior Palestinian Authority official that Israel is in danger of eviction from UEFA if its government does not change its policies limiting the freedom of movement for Palestinian athletes, according to reports in Palestinian and Arab media outlets.
During a late September meeting in the West Bank with Palestinian Olympic Committee chairman Jibril Rajoub, UEFA President Michel Platini reportedly pledged to exert his influence in removing Israel from European competition over the authorities' refusal to permit members of the Palestinian national soccer team to attend games due to "security reasons."
"We accepted Israel into Europe and it must abide by the laws and regulations which require freedom of movement for players," Platini is said to have told Rajoub. "If Israel does not do this, it will bear the serious consequences and it is liable to be thrown out of Europe."
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