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2024 Olympic Games in Paris: who is Emily Gomis, the Games ambassador accused of anti-Semitism and in the hot seat?

Her bio on X still says “ambassador and board member of Paris 2024.” But for how long? The former member of the French women’s basketball team sparked controversy by posting on Instagram on October 9, two days after the Hamas attack on Israel, a map of France that had been covered in Israeli flags for years. On it was written the question: “What would you do in this situation?” “.

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After publication, Gomis tried to back down by apologizing. But the story, which remained online for 24 hours, sparked a controversy that, through the Representative Council of Jewish Institutions in France (Crif), reached the top of the state. Kodjoe will soon have to decide on the possible expulsion of the former player for not respecting the principle of neutrality established by the 2024 Paris Ethics Charter.

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Source: Le Parisien

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