Как в СССР Атикву учили
К нынешней Олимпиаде Еврейское телеграфное агентство опубликовало Заметку 1980 года - о том, как Советский Союз отчаянно пытался минимизировать бойкот, объявленный американцами, и на какое идеологические риски был готов ради этого идти:
The Israel Olympic Committee, which must decide in seven days whether or not to boycott the Olympic Games in Moscow this summer, remains sharply divided over the issue. It is under heavy pressure from the government and several Israeli sports organizations to join the U.S. in the boycott, as West Germany has done. But other sports organizations are uncertain and the committee has received blandishments from Soviet representatives to go to Moscow.
The decision is expected to hinge on whether the U.S. will guarantee that Israel is invited to future international sports events if it boycotts the Moscow Games and if the U.S. itself would boycott any future event to which Israel is not invited.
Meanwhile, a three-member Soviet delegation attending the annual meeting of the Israel-Russian Friendship League at the Red Army Forest which commemorates the end of World War II, is lobbying for Israel to participate in the Games. Vladimir Karpov, a writer who is a Hero of the Soviet Union, the highest honor bestowed by the Soviet government, said yesterday that if Israel decides to go to Moscow there will be no difficulties or hardships for its athletes.
The Israeli flags are ready and the brass band has learned to play Hatikva, Karpov told reporters here. He claimed that 51 nations have already announced that they would participate and that American athletes will also compete, under the flag of the International Olympics Committee.
“All preparations are ready for the Games and we can only pity those who will not take part on political grounds, “he said. The Soviet delegation includes one Jew, lan Frankel, a composer of pop music.
В итоге, как мы знаем, Израиль олимпиаду в Москве бойкотировал. Так что откестр старался зря.
А флаги, небось, потом специально списывали под расписку, чтобы не достались внутренним врагам и не были использованы для "провокаций".