ABSTRACT

This article explores FIFA’s attitude in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict from an institutional perspective from 1920, when a provisional mandate over Palestine was granted to the British government, which coincided with the structuring of football there, to the present time. FIFA’s working rules serve as a guideline for this study because they set out how the international football association interacts with national associations. Attempts at political interference are as old as the development of football in Palestine under the British Mandate. We examine these and the reaction of FIFA which has always claimed neutrality on political matters. It appears that, between 1920 and the creation of Israel, FIFA’s position was rather accounted for by an internal logic. Then, once Palestine was divided in two parts, one for Jews and one for Arabs, external events became the main explanatory factor. Ultimately, FIFA has made the preservation of the football pitch its priority. Barring exceptional circumstances, it intervenes in the political field only when this sanctuary is threatened.

摘要

本文从制度的角度探讨了国际足联对巴以冲突的态度，从 1920 年英国政府获得对巴勒斯坦的临时授权，与那里的足球结构相吻合，直到现在。国际足联的工作规则作为这项研究的指导方针，因为它们规定了国际足球协会如何与国家协会互动。政治干预的尝试与英国托管下巴勒斯坦足球的发展一样古老。我们研究了这些以及一直声称在政治事务上保持中立的国际足联的反应。看来，从 1920 年到以色列成立之间，国际足联的立场是由一种内部逻辑来解释的。然后，一旦巴勒斯坦一分为二，一分为犹太人，一分为阿拉伯，外部事件成为主要的解释因素。最终，国际足联将保护足球场作为其首要任务。除非有特殊情况，它只有在这个避难所受到威胁时才会干预政治领域。