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The International Judo Federation bans Iran indefinitely until it agrees to face Israel

Oct 25, 2019 11:00 am By Christine Douglass-Williams

Finally, an indictment of Islamic supremacist bigotry and intolerance, countering the pervasive lies about Islam being “tolerant.”

“Iran Banned from World Judo Until it Agrees to Face Israel,” Associated Press, October 22, 2019:

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Iran was banned from international judo competitions Tuesday for refusing to let its athletes fight Israeli opponents.

The International Judo Federation imposed an indefinite ban on Iran’s team until it promises to end a long-running boycott of Israel.

The IJF’s disciplinary commission said the ban will stand “until the Iran Judo Federation gives strong guarantees and prove that they will respect the IJF Statutes and accept that their athletes fight against Israeli athletes.”

The commission said Iran broke rules on non-discrimination and the manipulation of competition results.

The ruling comes after 2018 world champion Saeid Mollaei walked off the Iranian team in August, saying he had been ordered to lose matches and withdraw from competitions so as not to face Israelis.

The IJF accused Iranian government officials of putting pressure on athletes including Mollaei, who is now in hiding in Germany and could potentially go to the Olympics as part of the International Olympic Committee’s refugee team.

According to the commission, Iran accused Mollaei of making false claims in order to “speed up his change of nationality process” and denied he had ever come under government pressure. The commission says it found that argument to be untrue….

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Filed Under: Iran, Islamic antisemitism, Islamic bigotry and intolerance, Israel Tagged With: International Judo Federation, Iran Judo Federation, Saeid Mollaei


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  1. Anjuli Pandavar says

    Oct 25, 2019 at 11:19 am

    Iran will be outraged at the IJF’s ingratitude that Iran had deigned to be in the same contests with lowly infidels in the first place, let alone filthy Jews. That Iran should be *punished* for drawing the line at sullying itself through physical contact with Jews goes only to confirm the correctness of their actions. The kuffar are totally out of hand and need to be brought to heel, starting with the Jews who even have the temerity to want to compete against Muslims. It’s an affront too far.

    It’d be interesting to see how sporting hero Imran Khan reacts. Come on Imran, don’t miss out on a good whine now.

  2. Rarely says

    Oct 25, 2019 at 11:27 am

    I wonder if the ruling would have been the same if the offending country was Saudi Arabia, Egypt or Lebanon?

    • Infidel says

      Oct 25, 2019 at 11:55 am

      Good question. Particularly given that Iran has few friends in even the Islamic world, let alone the world. But no Arab country would have been dinged for such an act. Lucky for them, they don’t seem to have Judo champions

  3. mortimer says

    Oct 25, 2019 at 11:34 am

    While other Islamic countries are strongly influenced by their mullahs, their ruling politicians are secular. Iran’s mullahs run everything in the country, including businesses. A complete disaster for Iranians.

    • Infidel says

      Oct 25, 2019 at 11:57 am

      A very arguable observation for countries like Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Bahrein.

  4. Walter Sieruk says

    Oct 25, 2019 at 12:50 pm

    Those poor brainwashed Iranian Muslims who are thoroughly mind programmed by the ayatollahs and mullahs and to the extent that they can’t even think for themselves.

    Furthermore, those .Islamic terror entities and Hamas Hezbollah and Islamic Jihad have with their jihadist scheming along with the Mullah president Rouhani and ayatollah Khamenei with their intention of destroying the State of Israel and replacing her with some kind of Islamic “state” is an Islamic agenda that is fated to fail in the end. For all of such Muslim schemes and effort will come nothing in the end. The reason is that all their plots and striving against the State of Israel are all lose in the end .This is because Rouhani is greatly overruled by the God of the Bible. Who is the Supreme and Ultimate supporter of Israel. As reflected in the following verses of the Bible. “A man’s heart may be full of schemes, but the Lord‘s purpose will prevail.” Proverbs 19:21. [N.E.B.] Also, Psalm 135:4. This informs the reader that “The Lord has chosen Jacob to be His own and Israel His special treasure.”

  5. Glifford Fodor says

    Oct 25, 2019 at 3:25 pm

    Amazing! I’m surprised they didn’t ban Israel.

  6. Angemon says

    Oct 25, 2019 at 4:13 pm

    Good to see someone is showing some spine and holding the Iranians to the same standards as everyone else…

  7. gravenimage says

    Oct 25, 2019 at 10:44 pm

    The International Judo Federation bans Iran indefinitely until it agrees to face Israel
    ………………..

    Good for them!

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