The motion was withdrawn by the Palestinian FA at today's session of the Fifa congress in Zurich. Delegates subsequently voted in favour of the creation of a committee of international observers to monitor Palestinians concerns.
Ofer Eini, president of the Israeli FA, said he was delighted that the threat of expulsion had been removed.
Addressing his remarks to Jabril Rajoub, head of the Palestinian FA, he told the congress: “Lets leave it to the politicians to deal with politics. I said to you in person and I’m saying it here, I want us to work together, to cooperate, to hug each other. The differences we have should be resolved by listening to each other, hearing each other. Everyone here [at FIFA] sits as friends, there are always differences of opinions but if we speak, we can resolve them.
“I hope we can cooperate and that it will be the beginning of a process that will lead to a peace between our people. Football is a uniting element, not a divisive one.”
