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Yesterday, the Israeli Olympic Committee issued an official statement in response to threats directed at several Israeli athletes participating in the Paris Olympics. The statement emphasizes that Israel will focus solely on sporting achievements and will ignore manifestations of hatred, not yielding to any threats.
The Committee noted that Israeli athletes have faced a wave of hatred and threats. The statement also expresses gratitude to the authorities of Israel and France for their tireless efforts to ensure the safety of the Olympic delegation.
The Israeli Olympic Committee declared that the response to hatred will be given on the sports arena. The Israeli delegation will continue to represent Israeli and Olympic values with pride, dedication, and fairness, without allowing threats to distract them from their main goal – sporting achievements.
The Paris Prosecutor’s Office has announced the initiation of an investigation into threats of murder against three Israeli athletes. It is reported that the Olympic delegation received threatening emails, prompting French authorities to take security measures and start an investigation.
Source: cursorinfo
