WALES boss Chris Coleman is delighted Israel will remain in contention for a European Championship qualification berth, admitting that the loss of Wales’ Group B rivals would have been “a big blow.”

Palestine had indicated a plan to submit a motion at today’s FIFA Congress, proposing to ban Israel from international football. That would’ve had big consequences for Wales, who beat Israel 3-0 in Haifa in their last game.

Speaking earlier this week as he announced his squad for the clash with Belgium on June 12, Coleman admitted he was concerned about the proposal.

“Apparently there is a meeting this week. I don’t know enough about it. Our view would be, to be honest, just leave it (the group) alone.

“We took three points off Israel and they have beaten everyone else.

“We don’t need any favours done. We just want to keep things as it is.

“It’s halfway through a campaign so it gets a bit messy.

“We were the ones with something to lose. Bosnia took nothing. Belgium would lose their points but Belgium can run away with it after we play them. Belgium could beat everybody.

“We have a chance now. We said top three by the halfway stage but we’ve been in the top two for most of it. You don’t want to finish third.

“I’d like to see Belgium after they play us to go and beat everybody.

“It would be a big blow for us if Israel had been suspended, not just the points by psychologically.

“When you go somewhere like that, do that and take the points and then that is taken away from you through no fault of your own then psychologically we would have to pick the whole nation up. I hope it doesn’t come to that."

However, Palestine has dropped its motion to suspend Israel from FIFA, Palestinian Football Association president Jibril Rajoub said.

A committee was proposed to monitor the situation between the Palestine and Israeli associations, which FIFA approved.

Speaking at the FIFA congress, Rajoub said he was dropping the motion to have Israel suspended from the organization.

"I have decided to drop the suspension," Rajoub said, adding that he instead proposes that free movement be ensured for Palestinian players. He also wants an investigation launched into alleged Israeli racism and a vote on Israeli teams on Palestinian territories.

He added that he wanted to find a "responsible solution" to the issue, as opposed to "scoring points," Israel's Arutz Sheva 7 reported.

The move was welcomed by FIFA president Sepp Blatter.

The FA president added that he thinks"it is right" to ban Israel, but that "a lot of colleagues" had expressed "how painful it is for them to hear, in this (football) family, to hear the issue of suspension."

Meanwhile, the president of Israel's Football Association, Ofer Eini, said he wanted Israel and Palestine to "work together" and "join forces."

"Let's leave it to the politicians to do politics," he said.

He proposed a joint committee between Israelis, Palestinians, and FIFA, which was approved by the organization. Eini and Rajoub shook hands following the proposal's approval.