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Swiss TV commentary of Israeli Olympic bobsled run fuels fierce reaction
MILAN (AP) — Switzerland’s public broadcaster has taken down a Winter Olympics clip from its website after a journalist’s commentary during an Israeli bobsled team’s run was criticized.

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Olympics broadcaster under fire for ‘genocide’ comments about Israeli bobsledder
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Swiss commentator’s anti-Israel rant erupts at Winter Olympics
Swiss broadcaster pulls bobsleigh commentary questioning presence of Israeli athlete
Swiss broadcaster RTS said it had pulled from its website the commentary on an Olympic bobsleigh run in which one reporter questioned at length the presence of an Israeli athlete in Milano Cortina bec...

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Israeli Embassy Slams Olympic Broadcaster Who Called Out Athletes On-Air Over Their Alleged Support for War in Gaza
Winter Olympics: Swiss TV Network Removes Viral Commentary Calling Out Israeli Bobsled Athlete For His “Support Of Genocide In Gaza”
Winter Olympics commentator accuses Israeli athlete of supporting ‘genocide in Gaza’
Speaking while the Israeli two-man team were completing their second qualifying run, the commentator focussed almost entirely on the Israeli pilot Adam Edelman, prompting a backlash on Tuesday morning...

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Israel's Edelman hits back at 'genocide diatribe'

Winter Olympics: Why aren’t Palestine competing and is Israel banned?

Winter Olympics: Why aren’t Palestine competing and is Israel banned? - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) maintains that both Israel and Palestine should have equal opportunity to compete at t

Winter Olympics commentator is called out by Israeli athlete who he slammed as ‘genocide-supporting zionist’ during race

AN Israeli athlete has called out a Winter Olympics commentator after he accused the bobsleigh Olympian of supporting “genocide in Gaza”. Adam Edelman was taking part in the two and four-man

Israeli bobsled team apartment robbed ahead of Winter Olympics, competitor says

An apartment where the Israeli bobsled team was staying at for training ahead of the Winter Olympics was robbed, according to the bobsled pilot.

Winter Olympics storm: Stefan Renna’s controversial commentary on Israel’s Adam Edelman divides opinion

Swiss commentator Stefan Renna questioned the IOC’s as Israeli Adam Edelman compete in the bobsleigh competition at the Winter Olympics 2026. Renna’s also highlighted Edelman’s support for ‘genocide’ in Gaza.

Who can compete in the Olympics when at war? Here's how IOC handles conflict

The topic has become a debate during the 2026 Milan Cortina Games amid the conflicts involving Russia and Israel.

Winter Olympics commentator calls for Israeli athlete to be banned for supporting ‘genocide in Gaza’

A Winter Olympics commentator accused a member of the Israeli bobsled team of supporting ‘genocide in Gaza ’ and questioned his participation at the Games in Cortina during a live broadcast.