Olympic committee not discussing barring Israel, chief says, amid Gaza war backlash

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Amid calls to bar Israel from international sporting events over the war in Gaza, the president of the International Olympic Committee stressed that Israel's participation in the Olympics is not in question, noting that the country has not violated the Olympic charter – unlike Russia, which was suspended

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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Friday that it has never discussed suspending Israel from the Olympic Games, despite recent calls to exclude the country from international sporting events over the Gaza war.