[[{"content_id":376112,"content_number":0,"portal_id":2,"lang_id":"en","content_title":"Qatari group slams Israeli participation in sports event in Doha","content_rtitr":"","content_short_title":null,"content_summary":"A prominent Qatari pro-Palestine group has issued a statement condemning the participation of 17 Israeli athletes at this year’s World Judo Championship slated to take place in Doha next May.","content_summary_fill":1,"content_body":"Qatar Youth Opposed to Normalization (QAYON) urged the authorities in Doha not to allow the judokas to participate in the tournament, in a move that has garnered widespread support among Qatari citizens.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIn a statement on Monday, QAYON called for refusing to grant entry visas to members of the Israeli team.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nQAYON described the decision to allow Israeli female judokas to enter the country as &ldquo;persistence in normalizing sports relations with the Israeli occupation state,&rdquo; adding that the Qatari people reject any participation of Israeli athletes in sports events held in Qatar.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe group warned that such sport normalization would strengthen Israeli violations and crimes in Occupied Palestine and contribute to the continuity of the occupation on the Palestinian land.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&ldquo;Through its participation in sports and cultural events and other activities, the Zionist entity seeks to confer legitimacy on itself and promote a human image about itself that contradicts the reality of its daily violations, terrorist behavior and ongoing oppression of the Palestinians,&rdquo; QAYON said.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nQAYON urged the judo fans and the Qatari people to boycott what it called &ldquo;this shameful porting event.&rdquo;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;","content_html":"<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">Qatar Youth Opposed to Normalization (QAYON) urged the authorities in Doha not to allow the judokas to participate in the tournament, in a move that has garnered widespread support among Qatari citizens.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">In a statement on Monday, QAYON called for refusing to grant entry visas to members of the Israeli team.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">QAYON described the decision to allow Israeli female judokas to enter the country as &ldquo;persistence in normalizing sports relations with the Israeli occupation state,&rdquo; adding that the Qatari people reject any participation of Israeli athletes in sports events held in Qatar.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">The group warned that such sport normalization would strengthen Israeli violations and crimes in Occupied Palestine and contribute to the continuity of the occupation on the Palestinian land.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">&ldquo;Through its participation in sports and cultural events and other activities, the Zionist entity seeks to confer legitimacy on itself and promote a human image about itself that contradicts the reality of its daily violations, terrorist behavior and ongoing oppression of the Palestinians,&rdquo; QAYON said.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">QAYON urged the judo fans and the Qatari people to boycott what it called &ldquo;this shameful porting event.&rdquo;<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","content_source":"","content_url":"","content_date_start":"2023-04-18 16:26:15","content_date_event":"2023-04-18 16:26:15","content_date_event_start":null,"content_date_event_end":null,"content_show_title_slider":1,"content_date_last_edit":"2023-04-18 16:34:38","content_date_register":"2023-04-18 16:34:38","content_columns":0,"content_show_img":1,"content_show_details":0,"content_show_related_img":0,"content_show_slider":1,"content_comment":1,"content_score":0,"tag_id":0,"score_average":null,"score_count":null,"score_date_last":null,"uid":43,"eid":0,"attach_title":"Qatari group slams Israeli participation in sports event in Doha","attaches":[{"sizes":{"150":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202304\/513636_3847533250_150_79.webp","300":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202304\/513636_3847533250_300_158.webp","400":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202304\/513636_3847533250_400_211.webp","600":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202304\/513636_3847533250_600_317.webp","900":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202304\/513636_3847533250_900_475.webp","1200":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202304\/513636_3847533250_947_500.jpg"},"ext":"jpg","file_media":1,"token":3847533250,"files":{"original":{"url":".\/file\/2\/attach\/202304\/513636_3847533250.jpg","width":947,"height":500,"size":0}}}]}]]