Arabs & sensitivity????

The British and the IOC should be more stern in their reaction to antisemitic hatred! Countries with such policies

The Iranians snub Israeli athletes in the Olympics every time and say that it's injury-related...and so are seldom brought to book. The Algerians are stupid for not following their Muslim brothers' example. On a separate note, the IOC should punish 'suspicious', 'untimely' injuries of Arab/Iranian atheletes that cause them to pull out of events against Israeli athletes, although it ultimately benefits Israel's Olympians. I wonder if in a gold medal match, for judo for example, an Iranian/ Algerian would 'stand aside' and 'let' the Zionist take the ultimate Olympic prize....wouldn't it be a better policy to 'destroy the Zionist athletes'?

Countries whose athletes refuse to compete against Israel should be not allowed to even send competitors the next time the games are held.

I completely agree and would add that it should be a compounding penalty - for every event withdrawn from, the withdrawing country would be barred from the next 2 events. In addition to that, if any country's single team pulls out of a competition on racial/religious grounds, it should result in the forfeiture of ALL of that country's teams competitive results. Your Judo team pulls out, your entire country goes home empty-handed.

Good luck with that one! The same despicable IOC that after 40 years has not found it incumbent to hold one minute of silence to remember the 11 Israeli athletes murdered in Munich - and you expect them to ban someone? Not in our lifetimes. The only action those idiots would even contemplate would be to ban Israel so as not to put the arabs in such a "dilemma".

which allowed athletes to compete under the State "Palestine" despite the fact that it is not a recognized sovereign nation, underscored by a recent ruling by the ICJ. However, no teams from Kurdistan, Tibet, or Basque were allowed to enter and compete. The IOC is completely ruled by politics and has lost any credibility.

This Arab apartheid must be condemned in the strongest possible terms.

mr e. moreau Please Sir Just Call This Issue What It Is!!!!!! It's CALLED ANTI-SEMITISM. Don't Sugar Coat The Fact that these arab countries Have No Business In A International Athletic Event so they can POISON The Spirit Of Good Sportsmanship!!!!! It's ALWAYS THE CULT FOLLOWERS OF isslim To Destroy Everything they touch!!!!!!! mr e. moreau Grow A Pair and Ban This behavior !!!!!!!!!