Switzerland Fencing Team Turns Away From Team Israel On Medal Podium At European Championships

The European Fencing Championship featured a arguable protestation against Team Israel successful Tallinn, Estonia, Saturday night.

Members of Switzerland's metallic medal-winning under-23 fencing squad turned their backs to nan Israeli golden medalists during nan badge ceremonial while Israel's nationalist anthem played.

Israeli defeated Switzerland 45–34 to triumph gold.

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Saber fencing cogwheel during nan USA Fencing Division I National Championships astatine nan Greater Richmond Convention Center April 11, 2016, successful Richmond, Va.  (Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

After nan incident, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar condemned Switzerland for nan protest.

Israel's fencing squad has faced erstwhile protests by opponents successful caller years. 

Iraq's nationalist fencing squad withdrew from a lucifer against Israel astatine nan World Fencing Championship successful Istanbul successful May 2023.

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FIFA's disciplinary committee was asked to look into allegations of favoritism against Team Israel and moreover had to see a suspension aft it was requested by nan Palestinian shot federation, nan PFA. The PFA specifically accused nan Israeli federation IFA of being complicit successful violations of world rule by nan Israeli government, favoritism against Arab players and inclusion successful its convention of clubs located successful Palestinian territory.

FIFA did not suspend Israel, and nan IFA later lambasted nan PFA complete nan accusations successful a connection provided to Fox News Digital. 

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A Georgia mediate schoolhouse coach was arrested aft allegedly threatening to trim disconnected nan caput of a Muslim student who confronted him astir an Israeli emblem successful his classroom. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

"Whoever fantasized astir nan suspension of Israeli shot from nan world arena aliases sanctions done lies and mendacious accusations has suffered a defeat," nan connection said. "Again, we person acted complete clip successful different channels, successful a calculated and proactive mode successful nan look of nan situation of nan Palestinian Association and its leader to distort reality, and nan consequence coming leaves nary room for doubt. 

"We respect nan authors of nan study submitted to nan assembly members and nan determination of nan assembly members to see transferring 2 issues to a ineligible examination, arsenic agelong arsenic location is immoderate actual justification for it. Thanks to values that correspond a glorious populist and an independent and wished ineligible strategy of nan Football Association, we person ne'er violated and will not break immoderate of nan FIFA/UEFA rules." 

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