Israeli judoka Sagi Muki said Saturday that pro-Palestinian activists protesting against Israel in Japan stole his national judo team uniform jacket when he confronted them on a Tokyo street, reported The Times of Israel.
In a video, Mug He said he decided to talk to protesters after encountering the “demonstration.” pro–Hamas” along with his teammate, Peter Paltchik.
He said he was upset because “they are ignorant” about the ongoing war in Gaza.
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“I tried to explain to them [a ellos] that they should fight for the truth and state From Israel“, said Mug. “It was much harder than training, he exhausted me, but we will not give up.”
According to Mug, some of the protesters snatched his judogi and fled with it. An earlier photo shows him pointing at the israeli flag in uniform over his heart while standing in front of protesters.
Mug He did not say how he responded, but promised to “continue representing Israel in the international sphere.”
Paltchik told the news Canal 12 that the couple, both Olympic medalists, were “surprised” to see the protest as they returned from a training camp in the city, which they had traveled there to attend.
“First of all, I will say that things were blown a little out of proportion,” he said, adding that Japan is usually friendly to Israelis.
“One of the people shouting into a megaphone pushed me and yelled in my face: ‘Palestine libre‘. It was jarring. He broke my eardrum. I saw a lot of people taking pictures from the side, so I wanted to show firmness on our part,” she said.
Paltchik He said there was “no way” he would be provoked into using violence, although he believed protesters may have wanted him to do so.
The Ynet news site reported on Sunday that the Ministry of Culture and Sports was outraged by the athletes’ conduct, as they did not inform the ministry or the Israeli Olympic Committee about their departure to the training camp and openly showed their Israeli identity in a foreign country despite continued threats against Israelis in the middle of the war.
“The Delegation Security Law requires the ministry to deal with official state delegations in which athletes represent the country,” the ministry said in a statement to the media outlet, while noting that a trip to a training camp Training in a low threat country does not require official state security.
“Due to the security situation, it would have been good if the ministry had been informed about the delegation that left for this country so that we could offer the appropriate response and reinforce the guidelines,” the statement said.
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