Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Carla Lockhart (Democratic Unionist Party), on Tuesday, 8 September 2026, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 4 members in total.

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Withdrawal of Israeli athletes from the Europe Triathlon in Northern Ireland

That this House unequivocally condemns the forced withdrawal of four young Israeli athletes from the Europe Triathlon Cup in Londonderry after their participation was strongly opposed solely because they represented Israel; considers this a shameful act of discrimination and antisemitism a stain on international sport in the United Kingdom; rejects the cowardly surrender of sporting principle to threatened protest and disruption; believes that safety concerns must never become a convenient pretext for rewarding intimidation and excluding its targets; finds it chilling that this occurred on the 54th anniversary of the Munich massacre, when 11 members of Israel’s Olympic team were murdered by Palestinian terrorists; calls for an urgent and transparent investigation; and demands that no public funding or future hosting rights be awarded until cast-iron guarantees are provided that Israeli athletes will never again be subjected to such disgraceful treatment.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

766 

Session

2026-27

Other sponsors

Jim Shannon

Bob Blackman

Jim Allister

Subjects

Northern Ireland Sports competitors Antisemitism

Link

View this Early day motion on edm.parliament.uk