Antisemitism JAN 12, 2026
WATCH: Israeli judokas face alleged antisemitic abuse in Poland
Youth athletes aged 7 to 16 were allegedly targeted with antisemitic chants, and their coaches shoved at a tournament near Krakow.
Israeli athletes were assaulted and accosted with antisemitic chants during a judo contest in Poland on Saturday, according to the Israeli Embassy in Warsaw.
The incident occurred at an international tournament featuring athletes aged seven to 16 in Bielsko-Biała, a city located approximately 30 miles southwest of Kraków, according to the embassy’s statement on X.
The Israeli judo team was “attacked verbally and physically,” the embassy said. “There is no place for violence or antisemitic slurs of any kind, particularly in sport,” the statement continued.
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