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Iran: London 2012 logo 'racist'
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Published: 28.02.11, 17:39
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1. Big Correction If You Plz :
Salma ,   Palestine   (02.28.11)
Zion refers to Zion not to OUR beloved capital Jerusalem!!!!!!!!!
2. Salma is a Lover of Zion?
Erik ,   US   (02.28.11)
Great to hear. :-)
3. i see a naked woman in an interesting position
ralph   (02.28.11)
4. To Salma
Allan ,   Bat Yam, Israel   (02.28.11)
Zion is used to talk about Jerusalem, which is our capital, as talked about in the Bible, which your prophet revered. That is why in the Koran Jerusalem, Zion, is never mentioned, not even once in the Koran is it... Nice try Salma, but you comment on every article, but seem to lack the facts....
5. Hilarious!!!!
Faraz ,   Meldreth, UK   (02.28.11)
Surely they have got to be kidding? With a severe stretch of the imagination, and following a potent, and perhaps lethal, alcoholic cocktail, yes, it is possible to make out "ZION", but it could equally say "LION", or, surely even ruder, "LOIN". Perhaps we should abandon the Olympics in favour of a "see how many words you can make out of the UK logo" event. That would surely please the Iranian government. Have they nothing better to do????? Honestly!!!!
6. Awful lot of money for something so ugly
Rebecca ,   Modi'in   (02.28.11)
I think I can see 2012, once I was told it's there, But I'm not sure where the Zion is, unless you substitute a 2 for and N? Maybe they used Selma, who has all the time in the world to imagine things, to find something wrong with it.
7. #1 Truth be said : It was never "your capital".....ever.
Sabine Mallory ,   Madagascar   (02.28.11)
8. Will they protest the year 2012?
Robby ,   San Jose, USA   (02.28.11)
Since the letters can be jumbled to spell the word "ZION"? This must be a joke, no one is that stupid!
9. and the world is silent
Nissim ,   NYC   (02.28.11)
so funny how it's 1930's all over again. ignore the lunatics, they'll go away. worked so well for Chamberlain!
10. Welcome to Mordern Art, Rebecca
Gregg ,   Haifa, IL   (02.28.11)
11. 400,000 pounds for that?
Jay3 ,   Israel   (02.28.11)
It looks horrible and how is 400,000 pounds justified for something that probably took half an hour to make?
12. I see
Joisey ,   New Jersey, USA   (02.28.11)
I see a slice of pizza. Funny shape for a slice a pizza, but it is pizza.
13. All that money for that?
Ann ,   USA   (02.28.11)
Good grief! Well, I'll confess, I don't see the word Zion in that. I guess I'll have to go grab my secret decoder ring and try again.
14. Why would the British of all people
Israeli 2   (02.28.11)
support Zion or Zionist? The last of the people who would support Israel and Jerusalem. As for Iran....they see Zion in everything...even in their wildest dreams. They must be mentally unstable.
15. The only racists here are the...
(02.28.11)
Iranians for attacking Zion because it is JEWISH! Hello! Besides, the fact that they need glasses ...and perhaps a life!!!!
16. For Salma
Oscar ,   Fort Worth TX   (02.28.11)
Please Salma being a Palestinian does not mean you have to be a liar. The Palestinian bond to Jerusalem over the last 1000 years does not change the history of Jerusalem as the Jewish Zion 3000 years ago. Salama, through hatred and war we will reach mutual destruction and nothing more. If you, a literate person cannot accept the Jewish presence in Israel, then you condemn all of us and all of you to a perpetuation of the war. Not even the leftist of the leftists among which I belong will accept the destruction of Israel without a fight, even a nuclear fight if necessary. On the other side my hand and the hand of many other Israelis is extended in peace towards you and we are prepared to acknowledge and accept your rights.
17. To Message #1 Salma
Dan S. ,   USA   (02.28.11)
I thought it was "Al Quds" to the Palestinians. Or maybe you are, as I have suspected, really a left wing Jew or a right wing one playing devils advocate.
18. Change the Logo
IRAN#1   (02.28.11)
It's ugly anyway and many folks have complained about it.
19. salma, your capital is mecca not zion
dave ,   uk   (02.28.11)
20. ZION?YES! but than in blue and white.
ORA ,   JERUSALEM   (02.28.11)
21. CRAZY MINDS
Ricardo Macher ,   Karnei Shomron IL   (02.28.11)
Man... they are crazier than we could imagine... what a bunch of sick people...
22. Fantastic!
Lippy ,   Proud Israeli   (02.28.11)
This means that Iran won't take part in the Olympics? What could be better? No refusals to contest against Israeli athletes, and to sham illness.
23. Second Most Islamic Country in EU
emanon ,   USA   (02.28.11)
With Londonistan being the caiptol of the second most Islamic contry in the EU, right behind France, I doubt the logo is anything other than what it seems: a fractured lightning bolt reminiscent of the twin lightning bolts of the SS. That's what it looks like to me.
24. the crime is not the image its spending £650,00 on designing
zionist forever   (02.28.11)
How the hell do they justify spending £650,000 on an olympic logo? The smart thing would have been to have a competition across schools in London. Winning school gets invited to the opening day or something. Cheap and great PR because it was designed by the kids.
25. What the picture really is...
Yaniv Levi ,   Israel   (02.28.11)
A physiologist made this obviously to see the inner feelings of people and to see what they "see" or rather want to see...the perverted people see naked people, the hungry people see pizza, the racist people see Zion, the normal people see 2012.... Iran please dont come to the Olympics it will make everyone's life easier and we wont have to deal with your close minded *!#%
26. If you look close enough...
Mossad ,   007   (02.28.11)
You can clearly see the shapes of a shark and a vulture...
27. Alert All Readers: #1 Salma is a propaganda activist paid
STEPHAN ,   YAFFO   (02.28.11)
28. About "Salma"
john   (02.28.11)
Why does everyone assume it's a "she" and that "she" is Palestinian? Who knows for sure who's behind those utterly empty statements that the person makes. Also, I'm not sure why people respond to "Salma" in the first place. The person's comments have never been informative. You really want to make a point? Don't ever comment on "Salma's" posts.
29. you should not reach youngster
ivan ,   haifa   (02.28.11)
you may incite them to do sport which is healthy, but first of all u must incite them to develop their brains before watching in tv football,basket ball or judo players to able them to do propagandas of Nike for more money. But Ahmedinajad is a stupid, olympic games are stupids.
30. #28 It's obviously a dybbuk of some sort.
(02.28.11)
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