So deep is the hatred of the Iranian regime for Israel that it will not let any of its athletes compete against Israeli athletes, insisting that they instead refuse to play, even though that causes their automatic disqualification from the competition. It has happened in boxing, in wrestling, and especially, in judo, and now — […]
He Coulda Been A Contendeh, If He Hadn’t Been Iranian
Here is yet another story, this one from last September, of the kind of thing the Iranian regime forces its people to do, and against which they are now protesting in large numbers. An Iranian judo star, who fled his home country after criticizing Tehran for pressuring him to throw matches to avoid competing against […]
The International Judo Federation bans Iran indefinitely until it agrees to face Israel
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 bans Iran after Iranian authorities forced judoka to withdraw rather than face Israeli
Finally, some consequences for Iran’s never-ending hatred and bloodlust. “International Judo Federation bans Iran from all future competitions,” by Alon Einhorn, Jerusalem Post, September 18, 2019: The International Judo Federation (IJF) on Wednesday suspended Iran from competing in any future judo competition due to the fact that Iranian judoka “Saeid Mollaei has been instructed by […]