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oberliner

(58,724 posts) Thu Feb 14, 2013, 12:00 PM Feb 2013

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Israeli soccer player on U.K. team barred from entering Dubai

An Israeli soccer player for a British team is sitting out a team visit to Dubai because of tensions between the emirate and Israel.

The 25-year-old striker, Itay Schechter, who plays for Swansea City, was prevented from attending the six-day group training session, The Jewish Chronicle reported on Wednesday.

The United Arab Emirates does not recognize the state of Israel and Israeli passport holders can be arrested and deported on entering without a special visa. Dubai is one of the UAE's severn emirates, or city-states.

http://www.jta.org/news/article/2013/02/14/3119581/israeli-soccer-player-in-uk-barred-from-entering-dubai

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Israeli soccer player on U.K. team barred from entering Dubai (Original Post) oberliner Feb 2013 OP

maybe aljazeera could do an expose? Mosby Feb 2013 #1

Maybe 972mag? oberliner Feb 2013 #2

Mosby

(16,297 posts)

1. maybe aljazeera could do an expose?

Reply to oberliner (Original post)

Thu Feb 14, 2013, 06:06 PM

Feb 2013

On institutional discrimination against Israelis in Muslim countries.

I won't be holding my breath, lol.

oberliner

(58,724 posts)

2. Maybe 972mag?

Reply to Mosby (Reply #1)

Thu Feb 14, 2013, 06:26 PM

Feb 2013

They are really big on discussing discrimination and Israelis.

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