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Valerie Tarazi is one of eight competitors representing Palestine this summer in Paris .
Frida Ghitis : It's a longstanding tradition for Olympians to get a tattoo of the iconic interlocking rings.
She says Tarazi has pledged to bring attention to the crisis in Gaza , where her paternal grandfather lived.
Ghitis says some Olympians have found themselves ensnared in geopolitical tensions of their home countries.
Tommie Smith and John Carlos defied the IOC ’s strict prohibition against protest in 1968 .
The late former IOC president Avery Brundage was a fierce champion of the idea that “sport must remain absolutely separated from politics” The neutrality of the games was later codified in Rule 50 of the Olympic Charter .
Current IOC president Thomas Bach urged politicians to “keep politics and sports apart”.
Solomon says she doesn't expect much in the way of political statements from athletes in Paris .
Hoberman: “Don’t expect political activism from high-performing athletes. It rarely happens.” Tarazi , meanwhile, said she has no interest in doing anything that violates the Olympic charter.
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