Amid calls for an Olympic ban, Israeli athletes are determined to succeed in ParisKevin Baxter | Los Angeles Times (TNS)LOS ANGELES — Israel is sending 88 athletes to Paris this month, the second-largest Olympic team in the country’s history. Yet that’s a topic few Israeli athletes seem willing — or able — to talk about. A communications officer for a first-division Israeli soccer team, which placed numerous players on the Olympic team, was more blunt. But while a ban on Israeli athletes competing in France won’t happen, protests against the country’s participation in the Games are likely to continue, and that worries Israeli officials. Zohar also urged his colleagues — and Israel’s Olympic athletes — to avoid discussing the provocations.

Source: Los Angeles Times July 17, 2024 18:22 UTC