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Israel/Palestine

Warpy

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4. He might be going home to an area that's heavily Muslim Brotherhood

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Mon Aug 15, 2016, 04:01 PM

Aug 2016

with a lot of his extended family part of it.

We don't know the whole story.

However, he looks like a bigot and a poor sport who has completely misunderstood the Olympics. He will never be back, no matter how good he is at his sport.

The whole thing is sad and a little nauseating whenever anyone brings a political or religious grudge to this event.

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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