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The '''Olympic Committee of Israel''' (Hebrew: {{lang-he|הוועד האולימפי בישראל}}) is the recognized [[National Olympic Committee]] (NOC) of [[Israel]], and the governing body of Olympic sports in Israel. The OCI's headquarters is located at the [[National Sport Center – Tel Aviv]].

In 1933 the '''Palestine National Olympic Committee''' was officially formed, and was recognized by the [[International Olympic Committee]] in May 1934,<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ar3hAQAAQBAJ&pg=PA26 |title=Sport, Politics and Society in the Land of Israel |isbn=9781317967910 |last1=Galily |first1=Yair |last2=Ben-Porat |first2=Amir |date=31 October 2013 |publisher=Routledge }}</ref> despitebut never competingcompeted.<ref name="PLE">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9mM0XzW03AcC&pg=PA291 |title=Historical Dictionary of the Olympic Movement|isbn=9780810875227 |last1=Mallon |first1=Bill |last2=Heijmans |first2=Jeroen |date=11 August 2011 |publisher=Scarecrow Press }}</ref> Although this committee represented [[Jews]], [[Christians]] and [[Muslims]] living in [[Mandatory Palestine]], its rules stated that they "represent[ed] the [[Jewish National Home]]."<ref name="PLE" /> It was, however, controlled exclusively by the [[Maccabi World Union|Maccabi]] sports organization and oversaw only clubs affiliated with Maccabi, while neither rival Jewish sports organizations, such as [[Hapoel]], nor non-Jewish sports organizations took part.

Although Eretz IsraelPalestine was formally invited to participate in the [[1936 Summer Olympics|1936 Olympics]] in [[Berlin]], it declined the invitation to attend the Games in [[Nazi Germany]]. In 1948, shortly after the State of Israel was established, its request to participate in the [[1948 Summer Olympics|1948 Olympics]] was denied, as the newly formed country wasn't yet recognized by IOC.{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}}

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