To date, little has been publicly said about how the war between the United States, Israel and Iran could affect LA28, the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. But I’d give generous odds that the L.A. organizing committee and the International Olympic Committee are concerned about the fallout from the wars. If they aren’t, they should be.

Why? Because history shows that despite the IOC and FIFA saying that international sporting events bring people together, history proves the opposite.

Just a few recent examples: Organizers of FIFA’s 2026 World Cup dodged a bullet when a team from Israel did not qualify for the tournament. Nevertheless, there were demonstrations demanding that Israel be stripped of FIFA membership. There were also anti-American demonstrations protesting U.S. immigration policies and against U.S. ICE presence at stadiums in the U.S. and Canada, and labor and civil rights demonstrations in Mexico. In addition, there were also anti-corruption protests against President Trump and FIFA President Gianni Infantino on the day of the World Cup final.

Organizers of the 2028 L.A. Summer Olympics should be concerned about disruptions from political protests because there have been many Olympic protests and boycotts in the past. Thus, it is not out of the question that countries opposed to U.S. and Israeli policies might boycott the Games.

Receiving minimal media coverage was that Muslim........

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