"It is not the first time that Nourine has withdrawn from competition to avoid facing an Israeli opponent. He pulled out of the 2019 world championships in Tokyo for the same reason.
"Other athletes from countries who do not recognize Israel have previously withdrawn from competing in sports against Israeli opponents."
https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/24/sport...ntl/index.html
I can't offhand calculate the odds of the Algerian contestant facing the Israeli contestant, but they would seem decent to me. So I think it is incredibly selfish of an athlete to take an Olympic slot, to pledge to represent his country, and then to quit.
The political situation of Israel is a different issue, but this man should not be allowed to professionally compete anymore.
Apparently, this is important shit ... in the Middle East.
The outcry if an American refused to go up against a Muslim from Iran
Israel > Algeria
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cancel2 2022 (07-25-2021)
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Hmmm ... now let me see ...
Is the quitter making a political statement ???
Is the quitter making a religious statement ???
Is the quitter afraid of getting a can of DelMonte whup-ass poured over him ???
Since there is no difference between politics and religion in muzzieism ... it's gotta be that he is an outright COWARD.
Callinectes (07-26-2021), cancel2 2022 (07-25-2021)
My take. If you're going to oppose Izraeli fascism, racism and criminality - which we all should- then you should boycott all things Izraeli, trade, academia, sports, whatever. Like the sanctions that the US imposes left, right and center around the world ( but not in Izrael ) the reasoning is that this will generate change from within. In a fair and just world the Olympic Committee wouldn't have entertained any Izraeli entries and athletes would not be put in the position of this competitor . He has refused to sacrifice his moral judgement. So should we all. While the world is watching Izraelis perform in Tokyo, back in Palestine they are killing Palestinians, shooting them with live fire, throwing stun-grenades into their places of worship, burning their crops, spraying sewage into their homes. The only visible punishment we see for these atrocities is a denial of Ben&Jerry's ice-cream service.
In short, you're either with fascsim, racism and criminality or you're against. There isn't any middle ground, although moral cowards claim that there is.
Last edited by moon; 07-25-2021 at 05:06 AM.
" First they came for the journalists...
We don't know what happened after that . "
Maria Ressa.
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Diesel (07-25-2021)
Isaiah 6:5
“Woe to me!” I cried. “I am ruined! For I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips, and my eyes have seen the King, the Lord Almighty.”
Callinectes (07-26-2021), cancel2 2022 (07-25-2021), Grumpy (07-25-2021), RB 60 (07-26-2021)
" First they came for the journalists...
We don't know what happened after that . "
Maria Ressa.
Diesel (07-25-2021)
Are supporters of apartheid racists ? Of course they are.
Why it is crucial to keep a spotlight on Israel’s apartheid
Unlike his predecessors, Israel’s new prime minister, Naftali Bennett, is unabashedly embracing apartheid.
In April this year, Human Rights Watch issued a report, titled “A Threshold Crossed”, condemning Israel for “committing the crimes against humanity of apartheid and persecution against Palestinians”.
https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2...aels-apartheid
" First they came for the journalists...
We don't know what happened after that . "
Maria Ressa.
Diesel (07-25-2021)
Callinectes (07-26-2021)
Diesel (07-25-2021)
Callinectes (07-26-2021), cancel2 2022 (07-25-2021)
Supporting apartheid brands you a racist.PostmortemProphylactic;4564469]
does not liking people who bomb school busses make me a racist?.....
Further, you're an asshole- hence ' racist asshole '
Haw, haw...............................haw.
" First they came for the journalists...
We don't know what happened after that . "
Maria Ressa.
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