Norwegian Football Federation President Lise Klaveness has called for Israel to be suspended from international football ahead of an expected UEFA vote this week on the country's participation in European competition.
Norway are set to play Israel on October 11 in a World Cup qualifier in Oslo when a win for the hosts would all but seal their qualification for next year's finals in the United States, Canada and Mexico.
Klaveness, who also serves on European soccer governing body UEFA's executive committee, ruled out a boycott of the match but said sanctions against Israel are necessary.
"I work on the issue from a principled standpoint, but we will not boycott on our own. A boycott would only result in Israel going to the World Cup instead of us," Klaveness said on Norwegian podcast Pop and Politics.
"In general, we are now working for Israel to be sanctioned. We believe that they should be, and this is about upholding the rules.
"Personally, I believe that since Russia is out, Israel should also be out. As a football president you can have personal opinions, and I certainly have mine," Klaveness added.
UEFA is preparing to hold an emergency vote this week on suspending Israel from European competition.
A United Nations Commission of Inquiry issued a report this month concluding that Israel has committed genocide during the war in Gaza.
"It is, first of all, incredibly difficult to play against a country where the word genocide is involved, because after all, it is still their flag and national anthem that are present," Klaveness said.
The war in Gaza has caused the deaths of more than 66,000 people, according to local health officials.
Turkish Football Federation President Ibrahim Haciosmanoglu has written to soccer's world governing body FIFA, UEFA and the heads of national football associations urging a ban on Israel from international competition, local media reported.
"Despite positioning themselves as defenders of civic values and peace, the sporting world and football institutions have remained silent for far too long," Haciosmanoglu wrote in the letter according to the Anadolu Agency.
"Guided by these values, we feel compelled to raise our deep concern regarding the unlawful (and more importantly, completely inhumane and unacceptable) situation being carried out by the State of Israel in Gaza and its surrounding areas."
"We don't have any indications that we are facing such an act (UEFA suspension)," a spokesperson for the Israel Football Association told Reuters news agency on last week, adding that the national team were focusing on their upcoming World Cup qualifiers.
Israel compete under the UEFA umbrella, having been removed from the Asian Football Confederation in 1974 by a vote after several countries refused to play against them.
In 1991 UEFA permitted Israel's national team to participate within the framework of European football.
A year later, Israeli clubs began appearing in UEFA competitions. By 1994, Israel had been granted full membership of the organisation, moving beyond its earlier associate status.