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Related: About this forumOlympics: French lawmaker, Thomas Portes, announced today that "the Israeli delegation is not welcome in Paris"
[THIS IS THE JEWISH GROUP]Far-left French lawmaker, Thomas Portes, announced at a Free Palestine protest today that the Israeli delegation is not welcome in Paris. Israeli sportspeople are not welcome at the Paris Olympic Games. He also called for protestors to mobilize against it.
Israeli athletes are facing abuse in every corner from anonymous death threats to threats from a government official.
French Jewish groups, as well as other left-wing politicians, have condemned Portes, and say he is putting a target on Israeli athletes backs.
But the damage of a government leader publicly calling to ban Israelis from the Olympics is not so easily reversed. And French Jews, who are already experiencing unprecedented hatred, will be left to deal with the antisemitic fallout.
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Olympics: French lawmaker, Thomas Portes, announced today that "the Israeli delegation is not welcome in Paris" (Original Post)
Mosby
Jul 2024
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BIGOT! Perhaps he, and those like him, you know "supporters" are hoping for another Munich.
Behind the Aegis
Jul 2024
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Behind the Aegis
(54,901 posts)1. BIGOT! Perhaps he, and those like him, you know "supporters" are hoping for another Munich.
"Stand Back and stand by" the French version.
DavidDvorkin
(19,917 posts)2. Evil bastard.
GPV
(73,071 posts)3. Those kids have nothing to do with the war. Stupid!