“The size, layout, and positioning of the banner in the stadium shall be submitted by the Israel Football Association to Fifa at the latest 15 days before each match for approval,” said Fifa in a statement.
It has also ordered the IFA to “invest one third of the fine … towards the implementation of a comprehensive plan to ensure action against discrimination and to prevent repeated incidents”.
Fifa added “the decision remains subject to a potential appeal” by the IFA.
The PFA also accused the IFA of “allowing inclusion of football teams located on the territory of another association (Palestine) in its national league”.
On this, Fifa said it “should take no action given that … the final legal status of the West Bank remains an unresolved and highly complex matter under public international law”.
Meanwhile, the Palestine FA said its national team’s friendly matches against Mauritania and Benin in Morocco later this month have been cancelled because of the conflict in the Middle East.
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