A protest over the weekend in Paris called for a ban on the participation of Israeli athletes in the upcoming Olympics set to start in the French capital on Friday, as Israel’s deadly war on Gaza persists. The protest, organised by the NGO EuroPalestine and held on Saturday, saw scores of demonstrators denounce the decision to host Israeli athletes in the Olympics, as the start of competition approaches. Demonstrators were seen holding posters which read “no to the participation of Israel in the Olympic Games”, “don’t be complicit in the genocide of the Palestinians” and “genocide is not a Oly…