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Why are you Israel's lobbyist, yoni?
I mean, I know they need US handouts to survive but what are you getting out of this?
...but, why?
Greek Olympian Booted From Games for Tweeting Racial Joke
and...
Lebanese Olympic judo team refuses to practice next to Israelis
But, I guess the IOC who refused to allow a moment of silence for the Israeli athletes killed in 1972's, by Islamic extremists, because it was too political; but did allow a moment of silence for British citizens killed in the 2005 Tube bombings - by the same Islamic extremists ideology - can be faulted, because?
Tolerance.The incident was the first political one between Israel and other countries during the 2012 Games, which don’t formally get under way until Friday evening’s opening ceremony. It happened only days after the Iranian delegation head stated his nation’s athletes would compete with Israelis, a statement which was quickly rejected by Tehran, which tried to suggest that his true sentiment was lost in translation.
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Why are you Israel's lobbyist, yoni?
I mean, I know they need US handouts to survive but what are you getting out of this?
The Greek Olympian was removed by her own team, not the IOC...
lol bot
Yeah, I don't get the fixation with Israel... It's not like your average joe without a job is stressing about who wants to train next to Israel or not.
True. My mistake.
Had you been aware of the Greek's twitter joke, would you have thought it sufficient to kick her out of the Olympics?
And, why isn't Arab bigotry similarly punished?
Oh, it was no mistake. You just were "connecting the dots"...
"fixation with Israel"
it's bellicose right-winger, End Times "Christian" fixation (God gonna return to Israel, so is must be protected (apparently, God can't do it Hisself). Repugs love to bust into other countries (Iran up next), esp the one with oil, love to up non-Christians.
Romney to Back Israel’s "Right to Strike Iran," Aide Says
http://truth-out.org/news/item/10581...iran-aide-says
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it all goes back to the chicken
No. Greeks are idiots.
By whom?And, why isn't Arab bigotry similarly punished?
What are you demanding here and why?
for nobody anywhere to speak a bad word of Israel ever
No argument there. Considering what an ambassador to their ed up country she would be, her apology, and the fact the joke was only arguably racist, demonstrates that.
I think Olympic organizers should have told the Lebanese to go themselves, they can either practice or not but, no sense in accommodating their bigotry.
I'm not demanding just commenting.
I don't understand the IOC's willingness to capitulate to the Lebanese bigotry.
No, she's an idiot too.No argument there. Considering what an ambassador to their ed up country she would be, her apology, and the fact the joke was only arguably racist, demonstrates that.
Yay! More politics! That's the answer to everything!I think Olympic organizers should have told the Lebanese to go themselves, they can either practice or not but, no sense in accommodating their bigotry.
I'm not demanding just commenting.
by placing a portable divider? omg the horror, how can the olympics continue? look at the pics in the link yoni posted about the lebanese/israeli showdown, and the divider is like one of the things you see in one those detective movies that the damsel in distress changes behind. it's literally a room divider made of wood and rice paper, and the Israeli paper is calling it a "barrier."
Never mind.
you're right, yoni. a rice paper room divider makes for an international incident and we should all take it very seriously.
Yeah, maybe the Lebanese coach just didn't want a competing team to see their sweet secret crane stances.
What's next?!?! Appeasing to the same-sex marriage radicals?!
If this was a political issues, and not Lebanon just wanting to keep their training secret, they should be kicked out of the games. The Olympics are not supposed to be part of the political theater. There is no room for bigotry there. If a country has a problem competing and being around those from another country, they should take their ass home.
Uh, it is a political and bigotry issue and has nothing to do with Lebanon wanting to keep training secrets.
I draw your attention to the last paragraph in the article.
Muslim Arabs will forfeit their matches if it turns out they have to compete against an Israeli at the Olympics. They call them pigs and think them less than human and, therefore, refuse to share facilities and definitely won't compete against them in a physical match they could conceivably lose.It happened only days after the Iranian delegation head stated his nation’s athletes would compete with Israelis, a statement which was quickly rejected by Tehran, which tried to suggest that his true sentiment was lost in translation.
Here, mercos, enlighten yourself on the Jihad.
MUSLIMS PROTEST JEWISH [ISRAEL] PARTICIPATION IN OLYMPICS
The only Olympic compe ion, against Israelis, in which Muslims are interested in competing is a shooting event in which only one side is armed. They held that event in '72.
Proof of lebanon's motive is what an official in tehran says about the iranian team? Is that like when proof of a liberal's motives about gun control can be gleaned from his stance on chicken sandwiches?
I assumed it was politically motivated, but didn't really look deep into the issue. Like I said, if they have a problem competing with another country, send their asses home.
Instead, they accommodate. That was my point.
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