The Mediterranean Games Committee Denies Rumors That Israel Will Participate in the Oran 2022 Games
The Claim
Algeria invites Israel to participate in the Mediterranean Games in Oran 2022.
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News websites and social media accounts have recently circulated a claim that Algeria has invited Israel to participate in the Mediterranean Games to be organized in the summer of 2022 in Algeria’s city of Oran.
Photo Description: The screenshots show the alleged claim shared on a news website and on Facebook.
Misbar’s Analysis
Misbar investigated the circulated claim and found it to be fake. The International Committee of Mediterranean Games for Oran 2022 has denied the claim in a statement sent to Misbar, stressing that Algeria will not accept Israel’s participation.
By checking the official website of the Mediterranean Games, we can find that only 26 states are eligible to participate in the 2022 Mediterranean Games, which do not include Israel.
In 2015, the former head of the Algerian Olympic Committee, Mustapha Berraf, stated that Israel’s participation in the Oran Mediterranean Games is not possible as Israel is not a member of the International Committee of Mediterranean Games, nor did Israel apply for membership.
The 19th Mediterranean Games were originally scheduled for Oran in 2021 but were postponed due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Algeria hosted the Mediterranean Games for the first time in 1975. This year marks the second hosting by Algeria of the Games.
Translated by Ahmed N. A. Almassri
