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French MP Aymeric Caron demanded, International Olympic Committee By preventing Israel – like Russia – from participating in the 2024 Paris Olympics because of the genocidal war it is waging against Gaza strip More than 3 months ago.
French MP Aymeric Caron said in a post on the “X” platform (formerly Twitter) today, Sunday, January 14, 2024, “I, as a member of parliament for Paris, the city that hosts the upcoming Olympic Games, ask the International Olympic Committee to impose sanctions on Israel as It did with Russia, because of war crimes on an unprecedented scale committed by its army in Gaza over the course of 3 months.”
As a Member of Parliament for Paris, the city hosting the next Olympic Games, I ask that the IOC sanction Israel as it has chosen to sanction Russia, due to the war crimes on an unprecedented scale that its army has been committing in Gaza for three month.
The double standard… https://t.co/x14eLusVMP— Aymeric Caron (@CaronAymericoff) January 13, 2024
Caron added, “The double standards would be incomprehensible. French diplomacy must put pressure on the International Olympic Committee so that the Israeli flag and the national anthem are not allowed to be raised during the Olympic Games in Paris,” scheduled for next July 26 to August 11. .
It is noteworthy that Caron announced his support for the lawsuit filed by the State of South Africa against Israel international justice Court In The Hague, he wrote in a post on the “X” platform, saying, “Today, the International Court of Justice begins examining South Africa’s complaint against Israel, which is accused of committing crimes.” Genocide“.
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) today begins examining South Africa’s complaint against Israel, accused of genocide.
Even if it is unbearable and it is easier to look away, we must look at these ever more numerous images coming from Gaza… https://t.co/YSZBMYjvm0— Aymeric Caron (@CaronAymericoff) January 11, 2024
He added, “Even if it is unbearable and it is easier to look away, we must look at these increasing images coming from Gaza of the atrocities that the Israeli army is deliberately committing against children, women and innocent people. It is genocide. Perhaps the worst war event of this century.” .
On January 9, he wrote, “As for the fact that I have alerted you in recent weeks mainly to the massacres in Gaza, this does not come from obsession, but from the most obvious humanity (…) The ongoing war crimes in Gaza, by their nature and scale, are due to indifference.” “What it raises among Western diplomats constitutes one of the most horrific events in our modern history, one that will forever mark us.”
My expressions on ecology and the animal cause for 10 years can no longer be counted. As for the fact that in recent weeks I have mainly warned about the massacres in Gaza, this does not come from “obsession”, but from the most obvious humanity, that which has… https://t.co/2efaaRoibM
— Aymeric Caron (@CaronAymericoff) January 9, 2024
Russia and Israel…double standards
Not only did the International Olympic Committee refuse to take a decision against Israeli athletes similar to what it took against Russian athletes, but it announced that it was taking action against athletes who organize “boycott and discrimination campaigns” against representatives of Israel.
In a statement issued on November 3, 2023, the International Olympic Committee considered that Moscow’s attempt to compare the suspension of the Russian Olympic Committee to the situation of Israeli athletes was “misplaced, because they are not responsible for the decisions of their governments,” as it put it.
The International Olympic Committee’s statements came in response to a question related to Israeli athletes participating in the Olympic Games in Paris, and the possibility of athletes from other countries refusing to compete against them due to the current ongoing conflict.
In March 2022, the International Olympic Committee decided to permanently exclude Russia and Belarus from the Winter Paralympic Games hosted by China that year against the backdrop of the Russian attack on Ukraine. The Committee justified this exclusion as “to preserve the integrity of these games and the safety of all participants.”
Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the International and European Football Associations decided to exclude the Russian national team from the 2022 World Cup finals and not allow its teams and clubs to participate in any tournament, and the International Association of Athletics Federations followed suit.
The International Olympic Committee accused Russia of “violating the Olympic Truce,” before urging international federations to exclude Russian and Belarusian athletes from their competitions.
Russia was also stripped of sports tournaments on its soil, most notably in tennis, the Volleyball World Championship, and the Russian Grand Prix in Formula One.
Regarding the Paris Olympics, French President Emmanuel Macron confirmed, in his interview with the French newspaper “L’Equipe” in September 2023, that the Russian flag will not be present at the Summer Olympics scheduled to be held in the capital, Paris, next summer, 2024.
Macron told the daily newspaper, “The flag cannot be raised at a time when Russia is committing war crimes,” stressing that the latter will not be represented in the Paris Olympics as a country.
Macron’s statements came after the International Olympic Committee announced its decision that athletes from Russia and Belarus can participate in the games as long as they compete as individuals and under a neutral flag that does not support the war in Ukraine.
In December 2023, the International Olympic Committee set strict conditions for Russian and Belarusian athletes to participate in the Paris Olympics, which Moscow described as “discriminatory.”
According to the committee’s statement, “Only athletes (individual, neutral) who have managed to pass the qualifiers and do not actively support the war in Ukraine are entitled to participate, and are not under contract with the army or national security agencies.”
The International Olympic Committee said, “11 of them currently meet these criteria (8 from Russia and 3 from Belarus), and no flag will be raised, any anthem heard, any colors published or anything else related to Russia and Belarus during the Olympics or any official venue and event.” Olympic”.
According to the statement, “No Russian or Belarusian government official will be allowed to obtain an accreditation card during the Olympic Games.”
The International Olympic Committee was established on June 23, 1894 in Paris as an international, non-governmental, non-profit organization, and is headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland. It is the highest sporting authority in the world, supervising the organization of the Olympic Games once every 4 years.
