Israelis Blocked from Bus to Opening CeremoniesBy Robin Rowan August 8, 2016Israel has the largest delegation to the Olympics in history with 47 athletes in Rio to compete. But they cannot escape the Antisemitism that has brewing within the enemies on her borders, even as the nations are supposed to be under a “Truce” agreement during the Olympics. When the Israeli athletes were attempting to board the bus in Rio to take them to the opening ceremonies, the Lebanese delegation refused to share a bus with them. The Lebanese, when seeing the Israelis approaching and realizing they were to share a bus, ordered the driver to shut the door of the bus. When the organizers and the head of the Israeli delegation ordered the door opened for them to board, the head of the Lebanese team blocked the entrance of the bus door physically with his body, almost causing an international incident before the games even began. Israeli sailing coach Udi Gal described the incident in a Facebook post.
According to the Jerusalem Post, a source from the Lebanese Olympic committee told al mayadeen that the refusal to allow the Israeli delegation to ascend onto the bus was a group decision of the Lebanese Olympic delegation. Another source said that Lebanese athletes are “committed to the national position in refusing to be in the same place as the Israelis.” He added that Lebanon will remain part of the resistance against Israel. In another incident reported by the Jerusalem Post – A letter of protest was sent to Facebook after receiving complaints that “Israel was unaccountably placed last in an alphabetical listing of countries and groups competing in the Rio Olympics.”
This is completely against the heart of the Olympics, where despite wars and difficulties of nations, the nations of the world have all come together historically to compete in the true spirit of sportsmanship, with politics laid aside. The crooked propaganda against Israel by Iran and Hezbollah has created such hatred in the hearts of people against the Jewish people, the Antisemitism is so strong, that once again not even the Olympics can avoid it. Antisemitism is implicitly evil and runs too deep; it cannot be masked by a political “truce,” even once every four years for the spirit of sport. Sources: Various news media Jerusalem Post; Political Play in Rio Jerusalem Post; Israeli Olympic Team Snubbed by Facebook
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Former Editor in Chief of Conservative Truth, Robin Rowan is a recipient of the 'Secretary of Defense Medal for the Global War on Terrorism;" served in Iraq and Washington, DC as an inspector and auditor with the Special Inspector General for Iraq, also formerly with the Department of Homeland Security Office of the Inspector General. She is founder of Church4Israel, an online educational ministry fighting anti-semitism. An ordained Minister under MorningStar Fellowship of Ministries, Ms. Rowan is also a political and Middle East analyst, public speaker and a political activist for the US-Israel relationship. She has several presentations on the Middle East and Israel, and Political Activism, available for churches and secular groups. She can be contacted at Church4Israel@gmail.com. Visit Robin Rowan's website at http://church4israel.com/
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