Comments on: Kick racism out of sport…unless the victim’s a Jew. Is this the new mantra of international sports and athletics bodies? http://www.robinshepherdonline.com/kick-racism-out-of-sportunless-the-victims-a-jew-is-this-the-new-mantra-of-international-sports-and-athletics-bodies/ Think Tank Blog: The online repository of articles on anti-Zionism and civilisational decline by analyst Robin Shepherd Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:38:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: marwan http://www.robinshepherdonline.com/kick-racism-out-of-sportunless-the-victims-a-jew-is-this-the-new-mantra-of-international-sports-and-athletics-bodies/#comment-1184 marwan Sat, 28 Nov 2009 13:28:52 +0000 http://www.robinshepherdonline.com/?p=1678#comment-1184 go on zaky.....this is the way we should treat those criminals <strong>Robin Shepherd says</strong>: Irony, I presume...? go on zaky…..this is the way we should treat those criminals

Robin Shepherd says: Irony, I presume…?

]]> By: S D http://www.robinshepherdonline.com/kick-racism-out-of-sportunless-the-victims-a-jew-is-this-the-new-mantra-of-international-sports-and-athletics-bodies/#comment-1160 S D Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:53:31 +0000 http://www.robinshepherdonline.com/?p=1678#comment-1160 In the Turkish capital Ankara, a basketball game between the Turk Telekom and Israeli Bnei Hasharon teams was canceled after Turkish fans stormed the court shouting "Allahu Akbar" and "Death to the Jews." In the Turkish capital Ankara, a basketball game between the Turk Telekom and Israeli Bnei Hasharon teams was canceled after Turkish fans stormed the court shouting “Allahu Akbar” and “Death to the Jews.”

]]> By: Wandering Jew http://www.robinshepherdonline.com/kick-racism-out-of-sportunless-the-victims-a-jew-is-this-the-new-mantra-of-international-sports-and-athletics-bodies/#comment-1153 Wandering Jew Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:17:43 +0000 http://www.robinshepherdonline.com/?p=1678#comment-1153 Austrians Mute Israeli Anthem at Fencing Tourney http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/134525 <i>(IsraelNN.com) Young female athletes from Israel's fencing team swept top medals at a 28-nation European tournament held in Mödling, Austria last week – but faced an additional challenge when they stood on the winners' podium to receive their medals: the organizers did not play the recording of the Israeli national anthem, and the Israeli winners had to sing the anthem on their own, a capella style. The Israeli team's staff has no doubt that the incident was intentional. Israel's Dana Strelnikov, 14, won the gold medal and Alona Kamarov won the bronze at the tournament, which hosted 120 fencers aged up to 17. Both Israeli medalists hail from the northern Israeli town of Ma'alot, whose fencing club has produced many of Israel's best young fencers. But as they stood on the podium and awaited the opening sounds of national anthem HaTikvah – they heard only silence. The girls and their trainers quickly understood what was happening and proceeded to sing the entire anthem on their own, with some scattered support from voices in the spectators' bleachers. The Israeli national team's coach, Yaakov Friedman, told Arutz Sheva that the Israeli team faces constant political challenges on the international circuit. At a tournament in Göteborg, Sweden, in January this year, Israel won the silver medal and when the medalists were already on the podium the organizers informed Friedman that they do not have a recording of the Israeli anthem. The team sang the anthem without the help of the recording. It was understood by everyone, Friedman said, that the reason was Operation Cast Lead in Gaza, which had just ended. 'We only have the old anthem' In the Mödling incident, Friedman said, the organizers approached him when the winners were on the podium and told him that “we do not have a recording of the new Israeli anthem, just the old one.” Friedman informed them that to the best of his knowledge, Israel has only had one anthem – HaTikvah – since it was founded, but this did not change anything, and the team had to sing a capella again. While the anthem was missing, the Israeli flag still hung proudly, he said – because tournament rules specifically require the presence of the national flags. The head of the Israel Fencing Association, Yossi Harari, told The Forward that in the next tournaments Israel participates in, the team and every single one of the athletes will be equipped with recordings of the anthem, so that organizers will at least no longer be able to use the same excuses when refusing to play HaTikvah. Friedman said that Jews have been prominent in the modern sport of fencing because it requires “character and brains,” besides certain physical qualities. “Like chess,” he explained, “decisions need to be made very quickly and that is why there are many Jews who excel in the sport.” Austrians Mute Israeli Anthem at Fencing Tourney

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(IsraelNN.com) Young female athletes from Israel’s fencing team swept top medals at a 28-nation European tournament held in Mödling, Austria last week – but faced an additional challenge when they stood on the winners’ podium to receive their medals: the organizers did not play the recording of the Israeli national anthem, and the Israeli winners had to sing the anthem on their own, a capella style. The Israeli team’s staff has no doubt that the incident was intentional.

Israel’s Dana Strelnikov, 14, won the gold medal and Alona Kamarov won the bronze at the tournament, which hosted 120 fencers aged up to 17. Both Israeli medalists hail from the northern Israeli town of Ma’alot, whose fencing club has produced many of Israel’s best young fencers. But as they stood on the podium and awaited the opening sounds of national anthem HaTikvah – they heard only silence. The girls and their trainers quickly understood what was happening and proceeded to sing the entire anthem on their own, with some scattered support from voices in the spectators’ bleachers.

The Israeli national team’s coach, Yaakov Friedman, told Arutz Sheva that the Israeli team faces constant political challenges on the international circuit. At a tournament in Göteborg, Sweden, in January this year, Israel won the silver medal and when the medalists were already on the podium the organizers informed Friedman that they do not have a recording of the Israeli anthem. The team sang the anthem without the help of the recording. It was understood by everyone, Friedman said, that the reason was Operation Cast Lead in Gaza, which had just ended.

‘We only have the old anthem’
In the Mödling incident, Friedman said, the organizers approached him when the winners were on the podium and told him that “we do not have a recording of the new Israeli anthem, just the old one.” Friedman informed them that to the best of his knowledge, Israel has only had one anthem – HaTikvah – since it was founded, but this did not change anything, and the team had to sing a capella again. While the anthem was missing, the Israeli flag still hung proudly, he said – because tournament rules specifically require the presence of the national flags.

The head of the Israel Fencing Association, Yossi Harari, told The Forward that in the next tournaments Israel participates in, the team and every single one of the athletes will be equipped with recordings of the anthem, so that organizers will at least no longer be able to use the same excuses when refusing to play HaTikvah.

Friedman said that Jews have been prominent in the modern sport of fencing because it requires “character and brains,” besides certain physical qualities. “Like chess,” he explained, “decisions need to be made very quickly and that is why there are many Jews who excel in the sport.”

]]> By: Jonathan Karmi http://www.robinshepherdonline.com/kick-racism-out-of-sportunless-the-victims-a-jew-is-this-the-new-mantra-of-international-sports-and-athletics-bodies/#comment-1151 Jonathan Karmi Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:15:24 +0000 http://www.robinshepherdonline.com/?p=1678#comment-1151 Bitterly regret having Zaki in my fantasy football team last season. Guy's a complete falafel-brain. Soon as the weather turned cool, he couldn't score to save his life. Stay in Egypt my son. Egypt deserves you. Bitterly regret having Zaki in my fantasy football team last season. Guy’s a complete falafel-brain. Soon as the weather turned cool, he couldn’t score to save his life. Stay in Egypt my son. Egypt deserves you.

]]> By: Peter Davenport http://www.robinshepherdonline.com/kick-racism-out-of-sportunless-the-victims-a-jew-is-this-the-new-mantra-of-international-sports-and-athletics-bodies/#comment-1143 Peter Davenport Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:49:24 +0000 http://www.robinshepherdonline.com/?p=1678#comment-1143 Spot on Robin. Anti-semitism is the most acceptable and the most persistent racism. The anti-racist liberal left are prone to making anti-semitic comments while simultaneously frothing at the mouth when they see instances of anti-black racism. Living in their enclosed world, shielded from other points of view, they are blind to their own ridiculous hypocrisy. Spot on Robin. Anti-semitism is the most acceptable and the most persistent racism. The anti-racist liberal left are prone to making anti-semitic comments while simultaneously frothing at the mouth when they see instances of anti-black racism. Living in their enclosed world, shielded from other points of view, they are blind to their own ridiculous hypocrisy.

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