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From Jenin to Beijing
Zadok Yehezkeli
Published: 05.04.08, 20:12
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1. olympics
jj ,   montreal   (04.05.08)
Why ask Israel, ask Jordan. What has Israel to do with Palestinian athletes.
2. first
(04.05.08)
you have to HAVE A COUNTRY to represent. there is no palestine!
3. no sympathy for the enemy
yoni ,   jerusalem   (04.05.08)
anyone who sympathizes with our enemy the paestinian arabs is ont heir side. It makes no difference if this specific incident feels bad or not it matters most to see the big picture. In that big picture the arabs in gaza are our self proclaimed enemies trying to wipe us off the map. If we forget that fact we will essentially be commiting suicide and aiding the enemy. There is no way to help them until they decide to back down from their national mission of wiping us out. ALL WHO AID THE ENEMY ARE THE ENEMY
4. Good luck to these girls, but they are representing Judeah
Jay3 ,   Israel   (04.05.08)
There is no Palasyinian people and if they dont recognize this land as being Israel, then it must be Judeah they are representing! Good luck to them
5. To number 4?? What are you talking about??
Rani ,   Nablus, Palestine   (04.05.08)
Are you high or something today habibi? So you are declaring that there are no Palestinian people...?? Well I have some news for you... You are very welcomed to go back to the lands your grand parents brought you from and save Palestine and its people this BS...
6. believe me
rashid ,   palestine   (04.06.08)
i train every day in my bekyard for olympics in japan this year. i made extra many burkhas to trow into the crowd if i win, i make best burkhas in hole midle east. believe me i win this year especialy in athletics.
7. my neighbor
rashid ,   palestine   (04.06.08)
will ask beijin games in japan to add a new disciplin called kassam4ever. it will be a competition for who can shoot kassam longer range. i said my neighbor not good idea but he insist i don know maybe will be ok. bye
8. Lebanon, Jordan, Palestine belongs to Syria
Al-Shams ,   Al-Shams   (04.06.08)
"There is no such country as Palestine. 'Palestine' is a term the Zionists invented. There is no Palestine in the Bible. Our country was for centuries part of Syria. 'Palestine' is alien to us. It is the Zionists who introduced it".Auni Bey Abdul-Hadi, Syrian Arab leader to British Peel Commission, 1937 - "There is no such thing as Palestine in history, absolutely not". - Professor Philip Hitti, Arab historian, 1946 - "It is common knowledge that Palestine is nothing but Southern Syria". - Representant of Saudi Arabia at the United Nations, 1956 -
9. SouthernSyria
Al-Shams ,   Al-Shams   (04.06.08)
"There are no differences between Jordanians, Palestinians, Syrians and Lebanese. We are all part of one nation. It is only for political reasons that we carefully underline our Palestinian identity... yes, the existence of a separate Palestinian identity serves only tactical purposes. The founding of a Palestinian state is a new tool in the continuing battle against Israel". - Zuhair Muhsin, military commander of the PLO and member of the PLO Executive Council - "You do not represent Palestine as much as we do. Never forget this one point: There is no such thing as a Palestinian people, there is no Palestinian entity, there is only Syria. You are an integral part of the Syrian people, Palestine is an integral part of Syria. Therefore it is we, the Syrian authorities, who are the true representatives of the Palestinian people". - Syrian dictator Hafez Assad to the PLO leader Yassir Arafat -
10. Why not demand concessions from pa to allow this
arthur ,   jersey city usa   (04.06.08)
pa is not yet a country, it pa to participate let the Kurds, Tibetian, Basques Lapps participateThey all have a greater claimto national and ethnic identity than the pa has. Let the pa make concessions like stopping terror in exchange for Israelis permits.It is always a one way deal. By the way it is 36 year since Munich 2x chai. abbas funded the Munich massacre
11. Stop Rashid the imposter, the fake Palestinian!
Observer   (04.06.08)
12. Slowly but surely
Libneniyyeh ,   Beirut/Canada   (04.06.08)
You'll get there. You are heroes already, don't lose heart and keep the chin up. And don't beg
13. Last time PALs participated in Olympics was 1982 Munich
Squalid Ibn Harman ,   Qtir   (04.06.08)
Do we really need more PAL participation in Olympics and what are their main events? 1. Handgrenade throw at shackled Israeli athletes 2. Sniper fire at unarmed civilians 3. Missile launch at civilian cities 4. Driveby shooting measure for speed and accuracy against civilians 5. Stabbings 6. Kidnappings 7. Suicide belt run 8. Throw the Fatah member from tall building 9. Tunneling and smuggling 10. Shooting while in mosques, hospitals, and schools hinding behind civilians 11. Holy shrine destruction 12. Leon Klinghoffer event where you throw a wheel chair bound invalid into the raging sea 13. Leila Khaled hijacking event 14. Pan Am airliner demolition event 15. Entebbe hijacking event vs. Operation Jonathan rescuers 16. Khobar towers demolition event 17. USS Cole speedboat attack event 18. WTC airplane attack event 19. Madrid, Tokyo, and London subway attack events 20. Afghan Buddha destruction event with variations for the Jericho Peace Synagogue and Tomb or Joseph events. I am sure there are more such events that they qualify for.
14. Rashid, Beijing is in China not Japan..... good luck
Rami ,   Nazareth, Israel   (04.06.08)
15. Don't take it out on innocent athletes
Matthew Pecorino ,   New York, USA   (04.06.08)
Some of the comments on this article are truly distressing. Israelis, who are justly enraged at acts of terrorism, should still not take out their anger on these poor, idealistic young men and women whose only crime was to have been born and trapped in a war zone. Don't get me wrong; the Palestinian government is hideous and severly compromised by the presence of terrorists and tyrants. But there are still ordinary, innocent people among the Palestinian arabs who deserve to have a normal life. To the athletes: good luck and keep at it. May you one day be the envoys of a peaceful, democratic Palestinian country.
16. Tell the coach to show the team the movie "COOL RUNNINGS"
Sheila ,   Jerusalem Israel   (04.06.08)
If Jamaica could do well in the bob-sled races of the Winter Olympics so can the Palestinian team in the summer Olympics.
17. Sorry, Only PA $ For Bullets and Guns
A ,   New York   (04.06.08)
Sorry, Only PA $ For Bullets and Guns Billions in foreign aid, and no food, no aid, no medicine, only corruption, guns and ammo. Boo hoo hoo, you choose the life you lead. Send your 'leaders' running and swimming.
18. WHO YOU ARE ????
Sabra   (04.06.08)
when i ask, you are the only one to say and to define otherwise smashing others is a genocide , the sniper who killed 11 israely soldger and injured 10 with 24 bulets using an old Inglish gun have never the opertunity to be an olempic hero , and to focus on sports insted of silly war Israelis are pushing palestinians twards it , many young wants to be a hero , Israelis are pushing them to the corner , the only way is not war they can be HEROS in spoert too ....
19. Isnt the Amman Hilton pool available?
Andy ,   ramat hasharon   (04.06.08)
Give me a break - the PA government can's solve this ridiculously small problem?! Or is a benefactor from Herzlyia supposed to get these kids trained?!
20. How "Palestinian"will paricipate in Olympic Games
ida ,   Israel   (04.08.08)
the same way as a lot of new immigrants in Israel established themselves , mainly by very devoted and hard work , very much on volunteer level, in their sport proffession. "Poor Palestinians" are spoiled people they understand only begging and aqusation against Jews. Hard work is the way to success! Work and do not complain.!
21. Palestine Lives On
Palestine lives on ,   USA   (08.11.08)
For those of you who claim that these four athletes are enemies, you should be ashamed of yourselves. Let them go and represent what little we have left, since Isreal occupied our land! That was the land of my ancestors. Go back to the history books. It was Palestine long before it was Isreal. Why can't you let them be proud of where they came from? Get a life!
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