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The Israeli soccer team kicked off the Olympic soccer tournament in Paris tonight, with loud boos blasting the Israeli national anthem before their game against Mali.
Iran has formally called for Israel to be banned from the Paris Olympics, where the national soccer team will play tonight against Mali, a country that does not recognize Israel.
The Games, which organizers fear could send a political message and spark unrest, began with a spirited whistle of the Israeli national anthem, which was also blasted by a large number of guests and fans from France, including a large number of Moroccans who attended the games earlier in the day, in addition to the Malian fans.
Therefore, former professional football player and current political scientist Joels Boykov called the Paris Olympics “the most ‘stressful’ geopolitically.”
Meanwhile, French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said Israeli athletes would receive round-the-clock protection during the Olympics, 52 years after a massacre at the Munich Games in which Palestinian militants killed 11 Israelis.
“On behalf of France, I want to say to the Israeli delegation that we welcome you to participate in these Olympic Games,” Foreign Minister Stephane Serjourne said the day before yesterday when he met with EU colleagues in Brussels.
However, due to Israel’s military campaign in the Gaza Strip that has killed tens of thousands of Palestinians, far-left MP Thomas Portes said Israeli athletes were not welcome in France.
(24sata.info/Klix.ba)
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