Funny you should mention Israel. People playing under the Iranian flag aren't allowed to play people under the Israeli flag. Because they represent Iran, and t

Funny you should mention Israel. People playing under the Iranian flag aren't allowed to play people under the Israeli flag. Because they represent Iran, and the player under the Israeli flag represents Israel. Not only is this not a new issue, it's an issue where lines are already drawn. This is just a tournament choosing sides where the previous instance that I'm aware of was an entire chess federation...