Séjourné stressed on social media that France will ensure the safety of all participants in the event under the five rings, which will kick off on Friday.

Over the weekend, during a rally for Palestine, the lawmaker of La France Insoumise (LFI) Thomas Portes expressed that Israeli athletes would not be welcome in France.

Portes criticized the policy of double standards, alluding to the restrictions on the presence of Russian athletes at the Olympic Games due to the war in Ukraine.

Some 40,000 people have been slaughtered in Gaza by Israel’s indiscriminate shellings and ground operations in retaliation for the October 7 Hamas attack.

LFI Coordinator Manuel Bompard advocated diplomatic pressure to stop the crimes in the Strip.

In particular, he advocated the French Government pressure on the International Olympic Committee to make Israeli athletes compete under a neutral flag and not to sound their anthem if they win titles, sanctions similar to those imposed on Russia.

Likewise, the Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin insisted on the security of the Israeli delegation, to which he guaranteed permanent protection.

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