Palestinian National Committee Against Normalization praises Syrian boxer who will never reach Olympics because he refused to compete with Israeli boxer
Headline: “The National Committee Against Normalization will convene this July and calls on Arab athletes to come to Palestine”
“National Committee [Against Normalization] Secretary-General Jihad Uweida gave praise on behalf of the committee to the Syrian boxing champion Alaa Ghassoun, who lost his Olympic dream of representing his homeland Syria, after a draw decided that he would compete against an Israeli boxer and he decided to quit the world championship taking place in Baku [capital of Azerbaijan].
On behalf of the National Committee, Uweida praised the stand of this Arab Syrian boxer that arouses respect, at a time when many countries are opening their gates and their airports to Israeli athletes.”
“National Committee [Against Normalization] Secretary-General Jihad Uweida gave praise on behalf of the committee to the Syrian boxing champion Alaa Ghassoun, who lost his Olympic dream of representing his homeland Syria, after a draw decided that he would compete against an Israeli boxer and he decided to quit the world championship taking place in Baku [capital of Azerbaijan].
On behalf of the National Committee, Uweida praised the stand of this Arab Syrian boxer that arouses respect, at a time when many countries are opening their gates and their airports to Israeli athletes.”