The call was launched this Tuesday by the Insoumis Aymeric Caron.
“
I do not want them to be excluded, I want Israeli athletes to compete under a neutral banner
,” he said on franceinfo on Tuesday.
For the MP from Paris, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) should apply to them
“the same treatment that they apply to Russian and Belarusian athletes”
.
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Guest on the France 2 morning show this Wednesday, Adrien Quatennens followed suit.
“
It would be a good idea
,” he said after calling for “sanctions
”
against Israel.
Like his colleagues from La France insoumise (LFI) since the Hamas attack on October 7, the deputy from the North refuses to qualify the Palestinian movement as “terrorist”, preferring the term “war crime”.
Accused of complacency towards Hamas, LFI nevertheless received an invitation from Emmanuel Macron to attend the national tribute to the French victims of October 7 which takes place this Wednesday.
A presence contested by some.
Despite the refusal of several families of victims, a delegation from La France insoumise will represent the left-wing movement during the ceremony at the Invalides.
“
It is a day of national unity.
There is this tribute to the families of the victims, we are invited to do so by the President of the Republic.
Imagine that we refused this invitation
,” explains Adrien Quatennens.