A French hard-left MP sparked a political row Sunday by saying Israeli athletes were not welcome at the Paris Olympics because of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, which one senior minister said had "hints of anti-Semitism".In a post on X, Arfi branded Portes's comments "irresponsible" and accused him of "legitimising Hamas", the Palestinian militant group whose October 7 attacks on Israel sparked the Gaza war.
    • @[email protected]English
      16•4 months ago

      Yes I completely agree.

      We should be very careful to not offend the citizens of these countries that are committing genocide.

      What a terrible misstep that would be.

      I really hope that these countries are never subjected to public shame.

      That would be so terrible.

            • @[email protected]English
              2•4 months ago

              Haha I never put words in your mouth. I directly quoted you. You did that to yourself.

              And what is it that I need to rethink? That genocide is bad? Y’all can “ratio” me all you want, but I will never go back on my stance that genocide is wrong and that Israel is committing war crimes and atrocities against innocent civilians.

              I’m not going to try and convince you of anything, because we clearly live in different realities. You think that it’s a “hate crime” and that I’m a “Nazi” because I don’t feel bad about people shaming Israel. There is no getting through to someone that reacts in such a manner.