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From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, July 23, 2024
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, July 23, 2024
Macron says Israeli athletes welcome for Paris Olympics, slams threats against them
French President Emmanuel Macron says Israeli athletes are welcome for the Paris Olympics, rejecting calls from some French MPs and the Palestinian Olympic Committee for a boycott.
“Israeli athletes are welcome in our country. They must be able to compete under their colors because the Olympic movement has decided it,” he tells France 2 television in an interview, adding that it is “France’s responsibility to provide them with security.”
“I condemn in the strongest possible way all those who create risks for these athletes and implicitly threaten them,” he says.
