At a World Cup Swimming Event in Doha, Qatar, Israeli swimmer Amit Ivri won the silver medal - but on the TV broadcast, a blank space appeared next to her name, where the flag should be. The Israeli flag had also been removed from the collection of world flags outside the venue hall. Qatari officials had apparently refused to let the Israeli flag appear.
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Walter Blackwood
Associate Pastor with The Bridge Community of Faith in Kelowna BC Canada. Archives
May 2017
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