Albawaba is reporting that Saudi social media users are upset that the wife of the new coach of the popular Al Hilal club is said to be Jewish.It reproduces a number of tweets from upset fans of the club who are raging against the coach, Lawrence Reghecampf.
His wife, Anamaria Prodan, is also a gambler, a model and a sports agent, who lives in Las Vegas.
A few days ago the first wave of controversy hit when it was revealed that she had posed for Playboy.
“The wife of al-Hilal’s manager works as club president, activist, agent and former addict. My comment is: a coach who is unable to control his wife, how can he control [al-Hilal player Nawaf] Al Abed,” writes Faisal al-Mohlaki (@faisalalmohlaki).(NSFW photo gallery here.)
But the Jewish thing is beyond redemption.
As I looked further into this, I cannot find any proof that Prodan really is Jewish, and it appears that the rumor started because she had visited Israel and this photo of her waving an Israeli flag surfaced:
Interestingly, in all her photos from Israel she is covering her hair, albeit loosely. She also visited a Christian shrine so it seems doubtful that she really is Jewish - the trip to Israel was apparently for professional reasons.
Other Saudi sites are saying that Prodan isn't Jewish, but that Reghecampf is going to/already has converted to Judaism.
If one didn't know any better, one might think that Saudis have a problem with Jews.