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Amid calls for Olympic ban, Israeli athletes determined to succeed in Paris

Israel is sending 88 athletes to Paris this month, the second-largest Olympic team in the country’s history. And they’re going to France against the backdrop of a bloody war at home that is entering its 10th month with no end in sight. Yet that’s a topic few Israeli athletes seem willing — or able — to talk about.

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