{"id":2310017,"date":"2024-07-27T04:12:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-27T08:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2310017"},"modified":"2024-07-27T04:17:40","modified_gmt":"2024-07-27T08:17:40","slug":"israel-hamas-war-looms-over-olympics-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-hamas-war-looms-over-olympics-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel-Hamas war looms over Olympics &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fisrael-hamas-war-looms-over-olympics-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2310017&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses the \u2063precarious situation surrounding the Israeli\u200c delegation\u2064 at the 2024 Olympic Games in\u2062 Paris, \u2063set against the backdrop of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/putin-issues-dire-warning-as-us-cluster-bombs-are-delivered-to-ukraine\/\" title=\"Putin warns as US delivers cluster bombs to Ukraine.\">ongoing \u200dconflict<\/a> between Israel and Hamas. Due to threats from \u200dIranian officials and\u200b terrorist groups, approximately 90\u2063 Israeli athletes are under heightened\u200d police protection. Calls\u2063 to\u2064 ban the Israeli delegation \u200dfrom \u2063participation \u200chave been\u200c made, notably by French politician \u200cThomas Portes, who received \u2063backlash from both Israeli leaders and some members \u2062of his government for his \u2062comments.<\/p>\n<p>French Interior \u200dMinister Gerald Darmanin expressed concern over such statements, while \u200cfeedback\u200b from the Representative Council of Jewish \u2063Institutions in \u2062France highlighted the danger posed to Israeli athletes. Security\u2064 efforts are\u2064 intensified following multiple arrests\u2064 believed to \u200cbe connected to\u200d potential terrorist\u2063 activities during the Games. Amid rising\u2062 tensions, an incident of arson along France&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-four-flight-lifetime-limit-over-climate-fears-draws-high-support-poll\/\" title=\"Poll shows strong support for a lifetime limit of four flights due to climate concerns.\">high-speed rail network<\/a> signals \u200descalating\u200c disturbances.<\/p>\n<p>Israeli officials, including President Isaac Herzog, are vocal about the perceived threats to their athletes, urging collaboration with French authorities to ensure \u200csafety. The \u2064article \u2062concludes by recalling\u200d the historical memory of\u200c the 1972 Munich Massacre, reflecting on \u2064the ongoing\u200d challenges Israeli athletes face amid rising anti-Israel sentiments \u200cglobally.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Israel-Hamas war looms over Olympics<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1713682\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Israel&rsquo;s<\/a> war against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hamas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Hamas<\/a> looms over the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/sports\/olympics\/live-blog\/olympics-2024-opening-ceremony-live-updates-rcna162617\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"France that kicked off this week\">France, that began this week<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Israeli delegation of about 90 athletes is under significant law enforcement protection due to threats made against them, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3099430\/israel-iran-terrorists-planning-target-olympics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Israeli officials have said come from Iran<\/a> and other terrorist groups. There were also calls ahead of the Olympics to ban the Israeli delegation from competing, which were denied.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, a hard-left French politician, Thomas Portes, told a pro-Palestinian audience in Paris that the Israeli delegation &ldquo;is not welcome in Paris,&rdquo; which was condemned by Israeli leaders, as well as members of his own government.<\/p>\n<p>Yonathan Arfi, the head of the Representative Council of Jewish Institutions in France, accused Portes of &ldquo;putting a target on the backs of Israeli athletes,&rdquo; while French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin expressed his &ldquo;disgust&rdquo; at the comment.<\/p>\n<p>There have been several arrests already this week, including the arrest of a Russian chef on the grounds that he was plotting a&nbsp;&ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/article\/2024\/jul\/24\/russian-chef-arrested-in-paris-over-alleged-large-scale-olympic-games-plot-paris-2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">large-scale project<\/a>,&rdquo;&nbsp;and seven people &ldquo;suspected of participation in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-warns-that-iranian-terrorists-are-planning-to-target-the-olympics-according-to-the-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Israel warns that Iranian terrorists are planning to target the Olympics, according to the Washington Examiner\">terrorist group&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s activities, financing of terrorism and preparation of a terrorist attack,&rdquo; according to Belgian authorities, which noted they may not have been planning to attack the Olympics.<\/p>\n<p>Darmanin also noted that about 1,000 people had been blocked from attending the Olympics due to concerns they may be meddling on behalf of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-c-berkeley-advised-chinese-government-on-economic-decisions\/\" title=\"U.C. Berkeley Advised Chinese Government on Economic Decisions\">foreign power<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Israeli President Isaac Herzog met with French President Emmanuel Macron and thanked him for &ldquo;ensuring the ability of the excellent Israeli delegation to compete proudly and fairly at the Olympic Games.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, ahead of the Olympic opening ceremony, arsonists started fires along various points of France&rsquo;s high-speed rail network far from the capital in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/world-facing-unprecedented-food-crisis\/\" title=\"World Facing Unprecedented Food Crisis\">apparent coordinated attack<\/a>. French authorities have not indicated who they believe is behind the fires.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Athletes of Israel take a selfie aboard a boat in the floating parade on the Seine in Paris, France, before the opening ceremony for the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 26, 2024. (Nir Elias\/Pool Photo via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz said the operation was &ldquo;planned and executed under the influence of Ian&rsquo;s axis of evil and radical Islam,&rdquo; and he noted that he warned his French counterpart Stephane Sejourne that, &ldquo;based on information held by Israel, Iranians are planning terrorist attacks against the Israeli delegation and all Olympic participants. Increased preventive measures must be taken to thwart their plot. The free world must stop Iran now &ndash; before it&rsquo;s too late.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Several Israeli officials have warned that Iran could be plotting an attack.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Iran is exploiting an apolitical international sporting competition to promote digital terrorism against Israel and its right to participate in these competitions,&rdquo; Israel&rsquo;s National Cyber Directorate&nbsp;chief Gabi Portnoy said Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The war between Israel and Hamas has soured many of Israel&rsquo;s relationships globally and has resulted in protests all over the world.<\/p>\n<p>The anti-Israel sentiment was on display when the fans attending the Israel-Mali soccer game on Wednesday booed and jeered during the national anthem. The boos continued during the game each time the Israeli team touched the ball.<\/p>\n<p>Looming over the Olympic Games are the Israeli scars from 1972, when eight members of the Palestinian militant group known as Black September stormed the Olympic Village in Germany and killed 11 Israelis and one German police officer.<\/p>\n<p>Advocates who believe Israel&rsquo;s delegation shouldn&rsquo;t have been allowed to compete argue the International Olympic Committee is upholding a double standard because Russian and Belarusian athletes are being forced to compete as Individual Neutral Athletes due to Russia&rsquo;s war in Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>As the Olympics begin, the world is waiting to see whether Israel and Hamas are able to come to a ceasefire agreement that would stop the fighting, which would allow for a significant surge of humanitarian aid into Gaza as well as the release of the roughly 100 hostages that remain in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>The families of those hostages have been critical of Israeli leaders whom they feel are dragging their feet on a deal that could secure the release of their loved ones.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Herzog told the Israeli Olympic delegation, &ldquo;somewhere out there in Gaza, it could be that one of the hostages will see you for a second, and you will give them strength &hellip; this year we want to see the flag of Israel in every arena everywhere in the world.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>His comments angered&nbsp;Einav Zangauker, whose son was kidnapped from his home on Kibbutz Nir Oz, said, &ldquo;Matan&rsquo;s heart does not warm to see the president of the country normalizing the holding of hostages for the benefit of the Olympics, and the same goes for the women who are being sexually abused and all the other captive.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1713682\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1713682\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas casts a shadow over the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, which commenced this week. Approximately 90 Israeli athletes are receiving heightened security measures due to threats from Iranian and other terrorist organizations. Prior to the Olympics, there were calls to exclude the Israeli delegation from participation, but these requests were rejected. Recently, French politician Thomas Portes made remarks at a pro-Palestinian event in Paris stating that the Israeli team &#8220;is not welcome,&#8221; drawing condemnation from both Israeli leaders and members of his own government. Yonathan Arfi, head of the Representative Council of Jewish Institutions in France, accused Portes of endangering Israeli athletes, while French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin expressed his outrage at Portes&#8217; comments.<\/p>\n<p>This week has already seen several arrests related to potential threats; among them was a Russian chef suspected of planning a &#8220;large-scale project&#8221; and seven individuals believed to be involved with terrorist activities or financing terrorism. Belgian authorities noted that these individuals might not have intended to target the Olympics specifically. Darmanin also mentioned that around 1,000 people were barred from attending due to concerns about foreign interference.<\/p>\n<p>Israeli President Isaac Herzog met with French President Emmanuel Macron and expressed gratitude for ensuring that the Israeli delegation could compete safely at the Games. On Friday, just before the opening ceremony, arsonists set fires along parts of France&#8217;s high-speed rail network in what appeared to be a coordinated attack; authorities have yet to identify those responsible.<\/p>\n<p>Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz stated that this operation was influenced by Iran&#8217;s radical agenda and warned his French counterpart about potential Iranian plots against both Israeli athletes and all Olympic participants. He emphasized that urgent preventive actions are necessary against such threats.<\/p>\n<p>Concerns regarding Iran&#8217;s involvement have been echoed by various officials who believe it is using international sporting events as platforms for digital terrorism against Israel\u2019s right to participate. The ongoing war has strained Israel\u2019s global relationships and sparked protests worldwide; anti-Israel sentiments were evident during an Israel-Mali soccer match where fans booed during Israel&#8217;s national anthem.<\/p>\n<p>The memories of past tragedies loom large over these Games\u2014particularly recalling the 1972 Munich massacre when Palestinian militants killed 11 Israelis during an Olympic event. Critics argue that allowing Israel\u2019s participation reflects a double standard compared with Russian athletes competing as Individual Neutral Athletes due to their country&#8217;s actions in Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>As tensions persist between Israel and Hamas, there is hope for a ceasefire agreement which would facilitate humanitarian aid into Gaza and potentially lead to releasing approximately 100 hostages still held there\u2014a situation families are urging leaders not to neglect amid Olympic festivities.<\/p>\n<p>Herzog encouraged members of Team Israel by suggesting they could inspire hope among hostages watching them compete: \u201cthis year we want every arena around the world filled with our flag.\u201d However, Einav Zangauker\u2014whose son was kidnapped\u2014expressed her discontent with Herzog\u2019s comments regarding normalizing hostage situations for Olympic purposes amidst ongoing suffering<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2671,"featured_media":2310021,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Olympics-Israel.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[5237,13022,4671,4825,32076],"class_list":["post-2310017","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-conflict","tag-hamas","tag-israel","tag-olympics","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Olympics-Israel.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2310017","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2671"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2310017"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2310017\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2310021"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2310017"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2310017"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2310017"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}