The 2024 Paris Olympics have generated a surge of biased reports on the Palestin
ian, Israeli, Russian, and Ukrainian Olympians, and a reflection on the decisions of theAs the conflict between Israel and Palestine persists, both Olympians from these countries and those publicly defending one of these countries have experienced an influx of media attention. Specifically, the media has highlighted Israeli judoka Peter Paltchik, Palestinian boxer Waseem Abu Sal, and Tajikistan judoka Nurali Emomali.
Western media coverage of Russia has sometimes used Russia’s ban from the Paris Olympics as an argument that Israel should also be removed from the Paris Olympics, accusing the IOC of promoting a “‘the Palestine Olympic Committee and mentioned that “others have been unable to train or travel because of Israeli bombing or restrictions,” arguing that Israel has harmed Palestinian sporting areas.
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