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Arabs protest Israel's participation in Olympics
Roi Kais
Published: 29.07.12, 13:25
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31. #11 - how many court cases won with Wikipedia evidence?
William ,   Israel   (07.31.12)
I believe that number is exactly ZERO. Being an open forum which allows anyone to make an entry, most times uncontested, Wikipedia is never cited as evidence nor used in research reports. I dare you to present a research paper to a professor with Wikipedia cited, and see what he says. DUmbass.
32. Boycotts of Israel
Commentator ,   Los Angeles, US   (07.31.12)
Time to admit these people are our enemies. How about a world-wide boycott of Palestinians and other terrorist states?
33. #24 avi
solomon ,   bklyn   (07.31.12)
Yes, many have the Holocaust entwined in their family histories. Many of them are winning medals (more than you or I can say about ourselves). And many are "just" good athletes. EIther way, you snub them. But you never did like facts.
34. If Britain protested African participation?
Mark Aaron ,   Dallas, TX, USA   (08.01.12)
Imagine if Britain or another country protested Africans being in the Olympics. They would be called racists. This action should have been condemned by the IOC.
35. Arab Disdain for Israel's Olympic Team
ltrail ,   United States   (08.01.12)
The Article said, "The festive ceremony was covered by the two renowned Arab sport commentators, Yousef Saif and Isam Shawali. As the Israeli team entered the stadium, Shawali said "They don't deserve it."" I condemn Shawali who is now not renowned, but rather infamous. Politics is forbidden in world Olympic Games. But, as for nations like Lebanon, Iran, and Algeria, who cares whether their players participate or not. Their governments are pathetic. So why even waste time watching their players attempt at performance with such a load of hateful political baggage against Israel. The world needs to be freed of the arab hate toward Jews and the State of Israel!
36. #27 Snub the Arabs
ltrail ,   United States   (08.01.12)
The Arab countries who bring their hate-filled politics to the Olympics should be BANNED from the Olympics for ten years for the first offense.
37. "Arabs protest Israel's participation in
Person   (08.01.12)
Olympics" leads me to protest the existence of the Arab who said it and of all those who think the same way. After all, democracy as understood by Arabs, allows us to apply into practice such anti-Semitic and anti-human ideas: partitioning the training matt in order to not be contaminated by any Jew, not permitting to keep a moment of silence for the eleven Israeli Olympics murdered by Arabs in 1972, Arabs and Iranians refusing to play or wrestle against Israeli Olympics and so on, and so on. For all these "democratic" and "olympian" measures I hereby strongly and unequivocally blame one organization - The Olympic Committee ! So much for the spirit of Olympic games and so much for the Arab spirit of international sports cooperation.
38. No.11, you should note that Wikipedia
Shmiki Dia   (08.01.12)
is a highly unserious and unreliable source of information compiled by uninformed citizens both disinterested and interested. Why not try something acceptable in the academic world? So much for your well intended list of pariah states. Just look at Israel's belonging to almost every international organization, political, administrative and academic-cultural and then you might wake up of your brain lethargy. And if that is not enough for you, go to Wall Street in New York or better, open the Nobel Prize Winners lists of all times and you will gradually regain consciousness, hopefully!
39. Complicity with racism
Rafael ,   Yerushalayim   (08.01.12)
"Olympic officials weren't "forc[ed] to erect a screen between" the Israeli and Lebanese judo teams. They chose to comply with the racist request. Shame on them.
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