Two sports organizations–one German, the other British–have withdrawn from the 1959 Mediterranean Olympic Games to be held in Beirut, because Lebanon has refused to permit Israeli athletes to participate.
It was learned today from reliable sources that the International Basketball Association of Munich, Germany, and the International Association of Light Athletics, of London, have formally notified the Lebanese Olympics committee they will not participate in the July games unless Israel is invited to take part. The two sports groups termed it unfair to reject athletes on a basis of nationality.
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