There has been debate on the suspension of Israel from the IOAA. Alok and I wrote this oped for the Hindu today, which can be read here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RjqaVpzwJliMJexl5iRK-pVv1qSZlfQJ/view?usp=sharing
I would also recommend the article by Madhu and Aditi in the Scroll that appeared a few days ago: https://scroll.in/article/1086205/why-we-signed-a-petition-asking-for-israel-to-be-suspended-from-from-the-astronomy-olympiad
There is a news article here: https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/rift-among-indian-scientists-as-international-olympiad-on-astronomy-and-astrophysics-bans-israel-from-future-editions/article70009127.ece
and also a post here: https://sciencechronicle.in/2025/08/31/ioaa-statement-clears-the-air-on-israels-suspension-from-future-astronomy-olympiad-events/
I’m happy to have more discussion, but I request that you read all the articles above before commenting.
