Ireland's football governing body has given the green light to present a formal motion to Uefa, demanding the banning of Israel from continental team and national tournaments.
The resolution, that had been put forward by Dublin club Bohemians, highlighted claimed breaches by the IFA of two key Uefa statutes.
As stated in an official statement from the Irish FA, the proposal was backed by 74 votes, with 7 against and two not voting.
The association plans to formally submit this motion to the UEFA's decision-making body, seeking the prompt ban of the IFA from Uefa competitions.
During a special assembly of the FAI, an ordinary resolution was posed to members. It passed by a large margin.
Uefa had earlier put on hold plans to exclude Israel at the close of last month, following the revealing of Donald Trump's proposed peace plan for the region.
While Uefa never officially confirmed considering an special session on the matter, plans were understood to be quite advanced.
The FAI move follows comparable calls in last autumn from the leaders of Turkish and Norwegian football associations for Israel's suspension from global football.
Those requests were issued after United Nations experts asked world and European football bodies to ban the Israeli FA, referencing a UN investigation that accused Israel of acts of genocide during the Gaza conflict.
The Israeli government has denied these allegations and labeled the report as scandalous.
If European football's authority decide to ban the IFA, it would likely strain relations with the United States government – joint hosts for the upcoming World Cup – which strongly opposes such an action.
Even though the European body has the power to exclude Israel or its clubs from its tournaments, it might not be able to stop them from competing in qualification for the World Cup, which is governed by world football's governing body.
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