When the Jewish people’s football team was squared off against Paraguay, a group of racist supporters reportedly sounded the words” Heil Hitler” at the Paris Olympics. During the national anthem at Parc des Princes, the party apparently booed the Jewish national staff.
The protesters, who reportedly waved Palestinian flags, were also seen holding a” Genocide Olympics” banner and performing Nazi salutes.
However, the government were called in to the scene of the” spreading love” and the stadium was taken down after the incident.
A Paris Olympic administrator condemned the incident, saying, “during the men’s basketball fit between Israel and Paraguay at the Parc des Princes on 27 July, a banner bearing a social message was displayed, and anti-Semitic movements were made”. The organizer confirmed that Paris 2024 had filed a complaint and that she was working with the government to get more information.
At the Olympics, there have been similar protests against the Jewish football team this time. Last Wednesday when demonstrators waved Israeli banners and disrupted the national anthem, the group experienced a similar hostility.
In response to the ongoing animosity, Israeli team head coach Guy Luzon commented,” Take on the greatest protests. They may make us strive harder”. The team’s resolve to succeed on the field was just fueled by the protests, according to Luzon.
Israeli athletes are still in a tense situation, with European authorities looking into the death threats made against three Israeli competition. As part of heightened surveillance steps, Israeli athletes are being escorted by wealthy military models and given round-the-clock safety. The Jewish domestic security services, Shin Bet, is furthermore providing aid alongside French government, which has been completely endorsed by Shin Bet.
France is deploying 35, 000 officials regularly to ensure the safety of all respondents, with an extra 45, 000 officials assigned for the opening festivities. The state is also receiving help from 40 countries, contributing almost 2, 000 troops.
Iranian thieves were involved in fabricating false social media profiles to distribute personalized information about Israeli members and make risks, according to Israel’s National Cyber Directorate on Thursday. In response, Israel’s foreign secretary alerted his European counterpart about a possible Iranian-backed tale targeting Israeli athletes and visitors. The Persian delegation to the UN refuted these claims, saying that “terrorist works have no place in the principles of opposition organizations, lies and deceit cannot switch the roles of the accused and the plaintiff.”
The increased security comes in response to previous calamities, such as the 1972 Munich Olympics, when Palestinian extremists killed eleven Israeli players and a European police officer.
