2024-07-21 16:55:16
Yonathan Arfi, President of the Representative Council of French Jewish Institutions (CRIF), described, Sunday July 21,“irresponsible” the comments made days before about the “rebel” deputy Thomas Portes, who read that the “Israeli athletes are not welcome at the Paris Olympics” and called him “mobilize”.
“From October 7 [2023], Thomas Portes legitimizes Hamas. Now he puts a target on the backs of Israeli athletes, who have been the most threatened in the Olympic Games.écrit on CRIF president, remembering that at the Olympic Games (JO) in Munich in 1972, eleven Israelis. “Palestinian terrorists killed”.
“No, Israeli representatives are not welcome in Paris. Israeli athletes not welcome at Olympic Games in Paris », Thomas Portes said on Saturday in Paris, during a rally in support of the Palestinian people, a few days before the opening of the Olympics, Friday July 26, and the soccer match that Israel will play on Wednesday July 24 at the Parc des Princes against Mali . The deputy for Seine-Saint-Denis called for use “deadline” Games and “all the levers are there[ils] [ont] to create mobilizations ».
“Limit to double standards”
After the wave of anger that arose, the MP returned to his comments on Sunday on the website of ParisClaiming to defend a position “clear and consistent” “rebels”. “I think French diplomacy must put pressure on it [Comité international olympique] that the Israeli flag and anthem will not be allowed during these Olympic Games, as was done for Russia”he announced, believing that he “we need to put an end to double standards”.
Former socialist deputy Julien Dray described it as“correspondence”while former Les Républicains deputy Meyer Habib, who won in the recent legislative elections, described La France insoumise (LFI) as “Anti-Semitic Party”. “It is clear that Israeli athletes are welcome in Paris like all athletes in the world. Not for who they are but for what they do”for his part, assured the socialist deputy Jérôme Guedj.
On the LFI side, the representatives elected for their support to Thomas Portes, like the deputy Aymeric Caron, who opposed a debate. “it’s necessary”judge that “The Israeli flag, stained with the blood of innocent people in Gaza, should not fly in Paris this summer”.
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