A man with a Palestinian flag joined the Israeli delegation at the opening ceremony of the World Games

Watch an unusual political incident at the opening event in the United States: A local guy managed to cross the security circles and marched with the Palestinian flag alongside the Israeli flag bearers

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08/07/2022

Friday, 08 July 2022, 15:00

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Palestine World Cup (PR)

An unusual event was recorded yesterday (Thursday) at the opening ceremony of the 2022 World Cup held this summer in Birmingham, Alabama in the United States: A local guy managed to break through security circles and sneaked into the Israeli delegation.

According to the announcement made by the Eilat Association, which unites the non-Olympic competitive sports, "the presence of the security personnel was deficient and allowed this to happen."

The organizing committee arrested the young man and sent an official apology to the Israeli delegation that joined the condemnation of Ms. Anat Sultan Dadon, the Israeli consul in the southeastern United States.

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Arik Kaplan, president of the Eilat Association, said: "This is an unusual event that should not have happened and in another situation could have ended in a much more unfortunate way. That could have happened.

However, I am happy and proud that despite the attempt to damage the image of the State of Israel and the delegation - the audience in the stadium received the delegation with applause and great love.

We will do everything to represent the country in the best way and continue to bring pride to our country. "

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