US EditionIsrael team marches to smattering of boos at Milan Games opening ...
Protests against US immigration enforcement and the Gaza conflict led to boos for Israel's team and US Vice President J.D. Vance at the Olympic opening ceremony, officials said.
- During the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics opening ceremony on Feb 6, parts of the crowd booed Israel's Olympic team and US Vice‑President J.D. Vance when shown on screen.
- Israeli athletes had warned they expected hostility as Gaza health officials said Israeli fire killed nearly 560 people since the October truce.
- A four-person Israeli delegation marched into San Siro waving the flag and smiling while the ceremony soundtrack quickly drowned out reactions; in Cortina d'Ampezzo the US and Israel received cheers, but Predazzo saw some boos.
- The backlash followed disclosure that analysts linked to a branch under US Immigration and Customs Enforcement would support the US delegation, and hundreds staged 'ICE OUT' protests in Milan on Feb 6.
- After decades of pressure, the International Olympic Committee finally remembered the 11 Israeli athletes killed in the 1972 Munich attack at the Tokyo 2021 opening ceremony, 49 years later.
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