Jewish group demands firing of broadcaster who called 'Zionist' Israeli Olympian supporter of 'genocide'

Liora Rez, the laminitis of StopAntisemitism, is calling for the firing of a Swiss broadcaster who questioned an Israeli athlete's information successful the Winter Olympics.

Radio Telesvision Suisse commentator Stefan Renna dubbed Israel's skeleton competitor, A.J. Edelman, a "self-defined Zionist" who has posted respective messages connected societal media successful enactment of the "genocide" successful Gaza. Renna mentioned the United Nations erstwhile clarifying his usage of the connection "genocide." 

"It's astir similar Al Jazeera, puppet-state media broadcasting versus a European TV network, and it was wholly inappropriate," Rez said successful a caller interrogation with Fox News Digital. "We firmly judge that Stefan needs to beryllium terminated, and an apology needs to beryllium issued by his broadcasting network."

Israel's Adam Edelman, left, slides down the way during a two-man bobsled grooming league astatine the 2026 Winter Olympics successful Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, connected Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

The web said it "removed the conception from our website" aft the remarks, "although factual...may person appeared inappropriate owed to its magnitude wrong the discourse of a sports commentary."

Rez besides called connected the International Olympic Committee to "step successful and marque it wide that governmental commentary, specifically chastising the world's lone Jewish nation, is conscionable wholly incorrect and volition not beryllium tolerated."

"Unless consequences are enacted, much and much things similar this are going to happen...just due to the fact that these platforms and events are truthful ample with massive, monolithic audiences," Rez said.

"Listen, we're talking astir the Olympics during a bobsled competition. These guys are flying down this crystal way successful bluish Italy going astatine 100 positive miles an hour. It was not the clip for commentary connected the Israeli-Gaza war," she added. "There's plentifulness of chances to talk astir it. That was intelligibly not it... Rather than commenting connected the bobsled contention and signifier oregon speed, helium took it to vilify not lone Israel, but to maliciously isolate and spell aft the squad captain. It is conscionable wholly inappropriate and helium needs to beryllium held responsible."

The IOC recovered itself successful the headlines erstwhile they sold arguable t-shirts featuring Nazi propaganda, which were sold out.

Split of the 1936 Olympics poster t-shirt and the Olympics rings (Olympic Shop; Kevin Voigt/GettyImages)

"If they genuinely wanted to showcase bonzer diversion talent, they could person honored idiosyncratic similar Jesse Owens, whose achievements astatine the 1936 Berlin Olympics stood successful nonstop defiance of Nazi ideology. Instead, they chose to wage homage to Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party. That prime speaks volumes," Rez said of the shirt.

Rez said she has seen antisemitism "skyrocket" since Oct. 7, 2023, and it has reached the sports world.

"The Band-Aid of antisemitism has been wholly ripped off. It's precise overmuch normalized successful definite areas and earlier it gets normalized successful the sports arena," Rez said. "That's wherefore the IOC and different sports bodies request to instrumentality a stand, enactment their ft down and accidental this volition not beryllium tolerated. They person to guarantee that things similar this ne'er hap again successful the future. It was again wholly wrong, wholly inappropriate."

Rez hd a connection for the Jewish athletes who volition inactive person to woody with antisemitic comments.

Israel's Adam Edelman, left, and Menachem Chen observe astatine the extremity of a two-man bobsled tally astatine the 2026 Winter Olympics successful Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, connected Monday, Feb. 16, 2026.  (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

"There are millions supporting you, down you. Keep your caput up, beryllium proud, and conscionable bash your best. We're down you."

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