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Tunisia prevents an Israeli player from participating in an international tournament in Hammamet

Tunisia: an official of the Ministry of Sports and Youth in Tunisia said on Monday that the authorities have taken all measures and precautions to prevent an Israeli player from participating in the International Triathlon Tournament in its fifth edition in Hammamet. About 700 players in representation from more than 30 countries will participate in the tournament, which will start on June 4, including Hagar Cohen Calif from Israel. The player’s name appeared in the participant list on the official website of the International Game Federation, which sparked protests in numerous media locals in Tunisia, which has no diplomatic relations with Israel. The Director of Sport at the Ministry of Sport and Youth, Moncef El-Shelghaf, said: “Participation in the tournament takes place by registering on the official website of the International Federation. Since April 22 we have coordinated with the Tunisian Federation of Triathlon and have taken all necessary precautions to ensure that this player is not present in Tunisia “. In his statements to the private radio” Mosaic “today, the official confirmed that the organizers of the tournament had received assurances and guarantees that the player would not participate, adding:” A list has been drawn up for the officially participating countries. to the tournament. “The course allows participants to accumulate points and improve their international rankings, giving them the opportunity to participate in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The Ministry of Sports and Youth said in a declaration of being “committed to national principles against normalization (with Israel) and upholding the right of the brotherly Palestinian people to recover their legitimate rights”. This is not the time in which the Tunisian authorities have prevented Israelis from participating in sporting or cultural events in the country and, in this regard, decisions have been issued in support of the judiciary in urgent cases. Tensions with Israel have increased since President Kais Saied took office in Tunisia in the 2019 election, based on slogans critical of Israeli policies. Said claimed in his election campaign that Tunisia still is in a “war” with Israel against the backdrop of the bombardment of the Israeli air force in the Tunisian city of Hammam al-Shatt in 1985, against the headquarters of the Palestine Liberation Organization, which caused the deaths of dozens of Palestinians and Tunisians in an attack that sparked rare condemnation by the International Security Council. About two weeks ago, Israeli tourists visited the annual Ghriba synagogue celebrations on the island of Djerba in southern Tunisia via indirect flights, according to assurances from the synagogue authority. (Dpa)

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