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Eight-year-old Lebanese chess talent refuses to face ‘Israeli’ players: report (en.royanews.tv)

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Lebanese 8-year-old chess player Loren Abdel Samad withdrew from two scheduled matches against ‘Israeli’ opponents during the World Youth Chess Championship for the under-eight age category, held in Batumi, Georgia, from June 14-27, 2026 – according to a report on Lebanese media

The withdrawals resulted in automatic losses and cost her points that could have influenced her final standing in the tournament, the reports said. Family cites personal stance

According to her family speaking to Lebanese media, Abdel Samad chose not to face the ‘Israeli’ players despite knowing the decision would affect her tournament score.

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[–] hitmyspot@aussie.zone 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

No. I think the child did the right thing to stand up for their principles and not compete. My issue is with calling the other child evil. They are still a child. They did not commit genocide. Israel did.

[–] SocialistVibes01@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Every settler Israeli is a soldier. The other kid is a soldier in development, waiting for the right age for Military. Wouldn't you react to a child soldier pointing a gun at you? It you think this is too much, it's Isreal that's actually too much. And your indifference is what enables genocides, not the reaction in defense. Liberalism/Social Democracy is the precursor of fascism.