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Palestinian Athlete: Olympics Are 'Affirmation We Exist'
July 27, 2012 from Al Arabiya
The Palestinian Olympic team received a warm welcome in London when the mayor's office greeted the five athletes who made it to the 2012 Games. Abu Rmeileh, a 28-year-old Judoka, will be carrying the hope of his people and the Palestinian flag at the opening ceremony. "I am proud to fly high the Palestinian flag during the ceremony. This is an affirmation that we Palestinians exist and hope our state will be one day as other sovereign states around the world." The other four athletes will be competing by invitation from the international Olympic committee. This coincides with the Palestinian quest to obtain international recognition of Palestine as a state in the United Nations council. Mostapha Zarou Al Arabiya reports from London.
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