During a live Olympic broadcast, Israeli bobsled team captain Adam Edelman was competing when a Swiss commentator stopped analyzing the race and accused him of supporting a “genocide” based solely on his nationality.
This was not a political panel. It was sports coverage.
Instead of focusing on performance, the commentary shifted to his passport.
That move reflects a broader pattern in which Israeli athletes are treated as proxies for government policy.
Athletes are not policymakers. Holding them responsible for complex geopolitical decisions simply because of where they are from is collective blame.
Watch the full breakdown to understand how moments like this shape public perception far beyond the track.