There will be a backlash against Dubai over this...
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There will be a backlash against Dubai over this...
Refusing a visa to an Israeli player who has qualified by right to participate in a sporting event may seem minor, but sports-related issues have a big impact (the sports boycott of South Africa undoubtedly brought a speedier end to apartheid).
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/7891164.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/7891164.stm
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Not in the arab world I guess...as for the others they just write down Dubai anyway
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Refusing a visa to an Israeli player who has qualified by right to participate in a sporting event may seem minor, but sports-related issues have a big impact (the sports boycott of South Africa undoubtedly brought a speedier end to apartheid).
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/7891164.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/7891164.stm
...Dubai's never been hurt one bit by Israel and likely benefits from all the gold that passes through Israel to Dubai anyway...bloody hypocrites.
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Re: There will be a backlash against Dubai over this...
The publicity (always high in sports-related cases) will lead to people examining Dubai in other ways............ etc............... etc..............
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Re: There will be a backlash against Dubai over this...
Watch out for 'campaigns' calling for stars to boycott high profile sports events in Dubai (the golf thing, the tennis thing).
The publicity (always high in sports-related cases) will lead to people examining Dubai in other ways............ etc............... etc..............
The publicity (always high in sports-related cases) will lead to people examining Dubai in other ways............ etc............... etc..............
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Sorry but I don't see anyone remembering this incident in 2-3 weeks time. It's not as if Israelis are automatically banned. There must have been some bureaucratic cock-up to have caused this. I believe several footballers of Israeli origin have come here in the past. Saudi no but UAE yes.
fortunately there's no fear of him leaving the UK while playing for Sunderland
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You are right. I must have been thinking about Jewish sportsmen holding non-Israeli passports. Of course the UAE won't allow Israelis into their country as there are no diplomatic relations between them. Mind you, it hasn't stopped an entrepreneur of Israeli origin investing here...the Atlantis Hotel springs to mind.
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You are right. I must have been thinking about Jewish sportsmen holding non-Israeli passports. Of course the UAE won't allow Israelis into their country as there are no diplomatic relations between them. Mind you, it hasn't stopped an entrepreneur of Israeli origin investing here...the Atlantis Hotel springs to mind.
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Re: There will be a backlash against Dubai over this...
You are right. I must have been thinking about Jewish sportsmen holding non-Israeli passports. Of course the UAE won't allow Israelis into their country as there are no diplomatic relations between them. Mind you, it hasn't stopped an entrepreneur of Israeli origin investing here...the Atlantis Hotel springs to mind.
Saudi hasn't had "diplomatic relations" with Japan for years but they still import Jap cars, travel both ways on business, etc.