UEFA's Decision: Israel vs. Switzerland postponed amidst Israeli-Palestine war

The match was scheduled to take place in Tel Aviv on October 12, 2010

Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's declared war as the leader of the State of Israel after the attacks of the Palestinian paramilitary group Hamas and the counterattacks by the Israeli military, professional sports have begun to see consequences and such is the case of the qualifiers for next year's European Championship in Germany.

The Group I duel between Israel and Switzerland which was to take place on October 12, was scheduled to take place at the Bloomfield Stadium in Tel Aviv, however, given the current situation, UEFA has decided to postpone this duel without announcing the venue or date when it will be postponed all soccer games organized by the governing body of European soccer are suspended for the next two weeks, according to the official statement released by the aforementioned institution.

"In light of the current situation in Israel, UEFA has decided to postpone all matches scheduled in Israel in the coming weeks and new dates will be confirmed in due time," UEFA said in a press release. «UEFA will continue to monitor the situation very closely and will remain in contact with all teams involved before deciding on new dates or potential changes for other upcoming engagements.»

Currently, Switzerland leads the standings in Group I with14 points after six games out of 10 played, second place goes to Romania with 12 points andIsrael is third with 11 points, so the duel is of the utmost importance in sporting terms, but evidently, given the situation of violence in this part of the Middle East, soccer and sports in general have been relegated.

Israel is also scheduled to play against Kosovo next Sunday, October 15 at the Fadil Vokrri