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France Probes Death Threats to Israeli Olympic Athletes

France Probes Death Threats to Israeli Olympic Athletes

Above: Athletes of Team Israel wave their flags on the team boat along the River Seine during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France. Image copyright: Maja Hitij/Staff/Getty Images Sport via Getty Images

The Facts

  • The Paris prosecutor's office has said that an investigation has been launched into online death threats — reported by France's Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin — against three Israeli athletes at the Paris Olympics.

  • Last week, Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz warned his French counterpart, Stéphane Séjourné, of a "potential threat posed by Iranian terrorist proxies" to attack visiting Israeli citizens during the Games.

  • Meanwhile, Paris 2024 officials have filed a complaint with police over possible anti-semitic acts during the men's soccer match between Israel and Paraguay on Saturday, in which spectators reportedly booed the Israeli national anthem and carried pro-Palestine banners.


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