Jakarta pulls budget for World Beach Games, set to include Israeli athletes; tournament to be cancelled; Olympic umbrella group notes 'great surprise and extreme disappointment'
FIFA announces soccer tournament will be held in South American nation after pulling it from Indonesia, which saw public and political opposition to Israel's participation
Muslim-majority state loses soccer tourney hosting rights after governors called to ban Israel; Indonesians inundate Instagram page of presidential candidate with negative comments
Tournament, set to be held in Bali, pushed back due to protests against Jewish state's debut at tournament, governor's calls for ban of players over Palestinian issue
Organized by conservative Muslim alliance, demonstrators wave signs calling Israel the enemy of Islam, block Jakarta thoroughfare; some moderate groups also urge Israel's exclusion
Data shows a large jump in exports following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, yet information about the countries purchasing Israeli systems remains largely hidden
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