(UPDATE) PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday that Israeli athletes were 'welcome' for the Paris Olympics, rejecting calls from some left-wing French MPs (members of parliament) and the Palestinian Olympic Committee for a boycott.
PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday that Israel i athletes were 'welcome' for the Paris Olympics , rejecting calls from some left-wing French MPs and the Palestinian Olympic Committee for a boycott.' Israel i athletes are welcome in our country. They must be able to compete under their colors because the Olympic movement has decided it,' he told France 2 television in an interview, adding that it was 'France's responsibility to provide them with security.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog has confirmed he will attend the Olympics opening ceremony on Friday, and Macron said Prime Minister Israeli Benjamin Netanyahu would also be 'welcome' but was not expected because he is in the United States.Discussing the opening ceremony for the Paris Games as helicopters could be heard in the background hovering over the capital, Macron said that 'we will all see on Friday night why it was worth the hassle.
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