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Israel/Palestine

Uponthegears

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9. That is a fair distinction

Reply to aranthus (Reply #8)

Mon Aug 15, 2016, 07:54 PM

Aug 2016

(although Carlos and Smith brought no disrespect to the US, the US brought disrespect to itself).

Many people have said that he should have refused to fight at all if he wanted to make a political statement. In fact he was under incredible pressure from some more extreme elements to do just that. Having chose to fight, however he should have followed what he knew would be the custom.

An interesting side story is that the Israeli fighter knew ahead of time that he was not going to shake hands.

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Rio Olympics 2016: Egyptian judoka Islam El Shehaby sent home for handshake snub [View all] Eugene Aug 2016 OP

JPost Editorial: A handshake’s importance shira Aug 2016 #1

eat it, loser 6chars Aug 2016 #2

This decision by the IOC True Dough Aug 2016 #3

He might be going home to an area that's heavily Muslim Brotherhood Warpy Aug 2016 #4

Once again Uponthegears Aug 2016 #5

Yes- if they were bigots and anti-Semites. But they were not. Nt hack89 Aug 2016 #6

Okay Uponthegears Aug 2016 #7

He comes from a culture that hates jews hack89 Aug 2016 #10

No need to go further Uponthegears Aug 2016 #11

Jew hate precedes the occupation. hack89 Aug 2016 #12

Neither Smith nor Carlos aranthus Aug 2016 #8

That is a fair distinction Uponthegears Aug 2016 #9

Not even remotely similar. Repulsive comparison nt geek tragedy Aug 2016 #13

You don't know much about Uponthegears Aug 2016 #14

He insulted an opponent. It was hate based on national origin, not geek tragedy Aug 2016 #16

You have no more basis Uponthegears Aug 2016 #17

You have obviously not read much in this site's Israel/Palestine Group. geek tragedy Aug 2016 #18

And a lot of people who wish to excuse Uponthegears Aug 2016 #19

So if his action was due to "Israel's human rights violations" FBaggins Aug 2016 #20

Or Uponthegears Aug 2016 #22

GOOD. There's only so much people can hide for fear ericson00 Aug 2016 #15

I think this picture of another handshake clinched it for me: Little Tich Aug 2016 #21

No surprise Mondoweiss approved of this "BDS at the Olympics" shira Aug 2016 #23

It may come as a surprise to you, but I don't agree with everything that's posted on Mondoweiss. Little Tich Aug 2016 #24