Racism in football continues to be a blemish on the beautiful game in many parts of the world, including Israel. Reports by Givat Haviva’s “Kick It Out” programme, which monitors racism and violence in Israeli football, have identified a continuing rise in racist chanting and violent
19 March 2026 Following the proposal made by the Palestinian Football Association (PFA) at the 74th FIFA Congress and the subsequent decision of the FIFA Council to mandate the FIFA Disciplinary Committee to investigate the alleged offence of discrimination raised by the PFA, the FIFA Disciplinary
The Israel Football Association (IFA) uses several national and international bodies for settling football disputes in Israel. For national disputes, the IFA has its own disciplinary committees and tribunals that handle disputes within its member clubs and their players, as well as disputes with other stakeholders.