Sunday, February 08, 2015

  • Sunday, February 08, 2015
  • Elder of Ziyon
In the European Judo Open in Bulgaria, in the preliminary men's 60kg round, there was yet another of those frequent forfeits that happen so often against Israeli opponents.

Simon Yakoub, a German who also holds citizenship with the PA, didn't appear at his match against Yoav Shemesh on Saturday morning.


On his Facebook page, Yacoub said "Hey every Supporter, I injured my back while warming up. So i am not able to fight here in sofia. Anyway i keep moving forward and hopefully i am in good health in two weeks on tatami in Düsseldorf."

Israel's coach reacted sharply, saying "The World Judo Association should put out new guidelines regarding such cases where athletes decide not to go into competition because of cheap politics. ...It's weird when the Palestinians seek recognition as a state at the time they are not ready at all to recognize our existence."

Yacoub is the latest in a never-ending series of Arabs who suddenly find that they cannot compete against Israelis in sporting competitions. YNet notes that last week a Tunisian tennis player resigned from a tournament rather than face Israel in the second round.

The ironic part is that on Yacoub's official website he writes "A fair fight ends with the opponents showing their appreciation with a handshake. Why can the same not happen on the street, at school, between neighbors, countries or entire states? Peace begins, so to speak, right next door ... "

(h/t Bob Knot)



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