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Israel’s Olympic swimmer Meiron Cheruti has outlined the strict and around the clock security for his team at the Paris Olympics, and is considering leaving as soon as possible. Israel’s team has always received extra protection at Games since the Munich 1972 massacre, and measures have been further stepped up in Paris in connection with the Gaza war. Cheruti told Saturday’s edition German paper Süddeutsche Zeitung that “we are not allowed to leave the Olympic village and my family is not allowed in. “We are not allowed to watch other sports. And wherever we go, for instance to the swim arena …

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