{"id":702,"date":"2026-02-07T19:49:24","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T19:49:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olivenewsnetwork.com\/?p=702"},"modified":"2026-02-07T19:49:28","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T19:49:28","slug":"jeers-target-us-israeli-delegations-during-winter-olympics-opening-ceremony-in-milan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olivenewsnetwork.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/07\/jeers-target-us-israeli-delegations-during-winter-olympics-opening-ceremony-in-milan\/","title":{"rendered":"Jeers target US, Israeli delegations during Winter Olympics opening ceremony in Milan"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">US vice president JD Vance booed as IOC urges respect amid protests over ICE agents&#8217; presence, Middle East tensions <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/haber.aa.com.tr\/#\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/haber.aa.com.tr\/#\"><\/a>By Merve Berker<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ANKARA (AA) &#8211; The opening ceremony of the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics on Friday was marked by audible boos from the crowd as delegations from the US and Israel entered the San Siro stadium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>US Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio led the American delegation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As Vance appeared on the stadium\u2019s big screen, waving the US flag, the crowd responded with jeers, according to live coverage of the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere is the Vice President JD Vance and his wife Usha. Oops &#8211; those are a lot of boos for him,\u201d an announcer was heard saying during the broadcast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"HUNDREDS PROTEST CORTINA WINTER OLYMPICS\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rvdFoc_RUFo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The reaction followed days of tension surrounding the participation of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in Olympic security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Department of Homeland Security confirmed the presence of Homeland Security Investigations personnel in Milan, prompting widespread protests and opposition from Italian lawmakers and citizens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re not welcome in Milan,\u201d said Milan Mayor Giuseppe Sala in a radio interview, calling ICE a \u201cmilitia that kills.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thousands gathered in Piazza 25 Aprile last weekend to demonstrate against the agents\u2019 presence and raise concerns about civil rights violations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry responded to concerns ahead of the ceremony, saying: \u201cI hope that the opening ceremony is seen by everyone as an opportunity to be respectful of each other.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Israeli delegation, which included nine Olympians and one Paralympian, also faced a \u201csmattering of boos\u201d as they entered the stadium, though the crowd noise was largely drowned out by music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additional protests were reported in Cortina d\u2019Ampezzo and Predazzo, where simultaneous parades were held.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Security remains a top concern for several delegations, with increased attention to political sensitivities throughout the Games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More than 800 athletes have been killed in Gaza since the start of Israel&#8217;s offensive on Oct. 7, 2023, as the sports community continues to suffer under bombardment, famine, and the collapse of infrastructure, according to Palestinian officials.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><em>US vice president JD Vance booed as IOC urges respect amid protests over ICE agents&#8217; presence, Middle East tensions<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":704,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[124,47,123],"class_list":{"0":"post-702","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-uncategorized","8":"tag-cortina","9":"tag-ice","10":"tag-winter-olympics"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/olivenewsnetwork.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/702","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/olivenewsnetwork.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/olivenewsnetwork.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olivenewsnetwork.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olivenewsnetwork.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=702"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/olivenewsnetwork.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/702\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":705,"href":"https:\/\/olivenewsnetwork.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/702\/revisions\/705"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olivenewsnetwork.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/704"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/olivenewsnetwork.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=702"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olivenewsnetwork.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=702"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olivenewsnetwork.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=702"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}