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🇨🇭Swiss team turns back on Israeli gold medallists at fencing championship - The Jewish Chronicle (2025-04-27) (hcommons.social)
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🇨🇭Swiss team turns back on Israeli gold medallists at fencing championship - The Jewish Chronicle (2025-04-27)

https://www.thejc.com/news/israel/swiss-team-turns-back-on-israeli-gold-medallists-at-fencing-championship-y45wh43e
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( I understand -and appreciate- the action as against the State of Isr, not against the athletes.)

“The Swiss fencing team turned its back on the winning Israeli team during the medal ceremony at the under-23 European Fencing Championship in Tallinn, Estonia, on Saturday night.”

“During the podium ceremony, as Israel’s national anthem, Hatikvah, played, the Swiss fencers kept their backs turned to the Israeli team in alleged protest, rather than turn to the right, as was expected.”

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[–] celeryfc@lemm.ee 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

They shouldn’t even be allowed to compete on the world stage.

[–] DaPorkchop_@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Why are they competing in a European tournament in the first place? Israel isn't in Europe according to any map I've ever seen.

[–] adachika192@hcommons.social 1 points 1 week ago

🤔 Infos about Israel's participation in several European (political, cultural and sport) organizations, with some explanations...

https://www.ncesc.com/geographic-faq/why-is-israel-included-in-europe/

https://metro.co.uk/2018/08/09/israel-european-championships-7819417/

Be myself I'm not yet totally convinced. Keep asking.

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