On October 16, it became known that the organizers of the Grand Slam tournament in judo, due in Abu Dhabi in ten days, demanded that Israeli athletes not compete under the national flag, and that in case of victory, the anthem of Israel did not sound.

In this regard, Knesset member Konstantin Razvozov (Yesh Atid) urgently appealed to the president of the World Judo Federation Marius Vizer with a request not to yield to the demand of Abu Dhabi.

"This is one of the most important tournaments for judoists and we can not allow the Israeli team to act without the symbols of the state, and under the flag of the International Judo Federation. This is a real diplomatic scandal, this is another attempt to de-legitimize Israel, another bow to the accomplices of terror, "said Konstantin Razvozov and added that if we had a full-fledged foreign minister, he should have addressed this problem.