הערות העורך: מדינות לא אסרו על ספורטאים לטוס לישראל, הן נתנו לניירת לעשות את זה

הערכה

The Maccabiah Games, born from Jewish exclusion in Constantinople, now face a subtler barrier: friendly governments using visa delays and administrative hurdles to block athletes from reaching Israel. This bureaucratic filtering achieves what an outright ban would, without the political cost. The question is whether these nations will acknowledge the pattern or let paperwork continue to do their bidding.