Throwing a Shoe at him might have done something, to communicate displeasure with him. Apparently if you throw a shoe at a Muslim its a big insult. I have no clue why.
If True though, and this happens in the future the whole crowd could pelter the cockroach with shoes?
Totally agree that IOC should have sent a message that "your primitive braindead ideology isn't to be displayed here" but then they risk stirring up the Roach Den and causing a Bombing or other attack.
Since, if one displays disagreement with their 600 A.D. Belief System....that entity gets attacked.
People speak of wanting a Peaceful World but his ideology does not ALLOW "Peace" UNLESS that is an Islamic WORLD.
Read the friggin Rules of the Religion. Its there in black and white. Islam or Subjugation/Death. If "peace" on earth is truly the goal co-existence with a 600 A.D. Death Cult is not gonna serve accomplishing that goal well.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu congratulated Israeli judoka Or Sasson on Saturday for winning an Olympic bronze medal in Rio on Friday, telling Sasson he is “the true face of Israel.”
In a call aired live on Channel 2 Saturday night, the prime minister told Sasson that “every boy and girl saw not just a great athlete but also a man of values,” an apparent reference to Sasson’s professionalism in the face of an unpleasant encounter Friday with his defeated Egyptian opponent, Islam El-Shahaby in the first round of the tournament. “You showed the true face of Israel, the beautiful, proud face of a strong country that seeks peace.”
El-Shahaby refused to shake hands with Sasson, or even bow in mutual respect. The Egyptian was ordered back to the floor to bow, was booed by the crowd, and later said he was quitting judo. The incident made international headlines.
Netanyahu told Sasson and Channel 2 that the encounter demonstrated how “alongside the development of ties with regional countries, there remains a lot of work to be done in the face of the awful propaganda [in the Arab world] that has been used against us for decades. This work will happen, God willing.”
Asked directly about the incident, Netanyahu said Sasson’s behavior was admirable and representative of Israel. “He won, he stretched out his hand,” the prime minister said of the 25-year-old Jerusalemite. He showed “the beautiful, strong face of Israel.”
Later on Friday, Sasson beat Cuba’s Alex Maxell Garcia Mendoza to win the bronze medal in the men’s over-100kg competition at the Rio Games.
It was Israel’s second bronze medal of the games, following female judoka Yarden Gerbi’s bronze on Tuesday.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads the weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on June 26, 2016. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
“You’ve shown that if one wants something enough, the dream is achievable,” Netanyahu told Sasson Saturday, adding that he made “an entire nation happy.”
Sasson thanked the prime minister for his kind words, saying he was proud of his country.
“It is a great privilege to represent the beautiful face of Israel,” Sasson told Netanyahu.
President Reuven Rivlin also congratulated Sasson on Saturday, telling him the entire country was proud of him.
“Ori the Jerusalemite, my champion… You wanted it and you were capable. We are all so proud of you,” Rivlin told him in a phone call.
“You’ve brought honor to the country in such a clear and gentlemanly way. To go and shake the hand of your Egyptian opponent is something all of Israel and all of Egypt is talking about, and here too you’ve won,” Rivlin told Sasson.
Sasson, a two-time European silver medalist who turns 26 on August 18, had lost his semifinal fight to France’s Teddy Riner, the event’s outstanding performer, who went on to retain his gold medal.
Cuba's Alex Garcia Mendoza (white) competes with Israel's Or Sasson during their men's +100kg judo contest bronze medal B match of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on August 12, 2016. (AFP PHOTO/Toshifumi KITAMURA)
In stark contrast to El-Shahaby’s behavior, Riner shook hands warmly with Sasson at the end of the encounter, and whispered some words of congratulation to the Israeli for his performance.
The International Olympic Committee set up a disciplinary commission to look into the hand-shake snub.
“Things happen in the heat of the moment that are not acceptable,” IOC spokesman Mark Adams said. “We believe the Olympic movement should be about building bridges, not erecting walls. There’s absolutely no excuse for it.”
He acknowledged that sometimes athletes can’t bring themselves to shake hands with their competitors. “It’s a shame if that happens,” Adams said.
The International Judo Federation called it a sign a progress that the bout even took place between the two athletes. “This is already a big improvement that Arabic countries accept to (fight) Israel,” spokesman Nicolas Messner said in an email. The competitors were under no obligation to shake hands, but a bow is mandatory, he added.
Even though El Shehaby ultimately bowed, “his attitude will be reviewed after the games to see if any further action should be taken,” Messner said, adding that the ethics commission of judo’s governing body would review the incident after the Olympics.
Ofir Gendelman, Arabic language spokesman for the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, called the incident “shocking.” In a Twitter post, he said it “goes against the spirit of Rio 2016,” writing in Arabic said that “sports are not the field for politics and extremism.”
Egypt’s Olympic Committee distanced itself from what El Shehaby did, saying he was “alerted before the match to abide by all the rules and to have sporting spirt during his match with the Israeli player.”
“What the player did after the match, and not shaking hands with his rival, is a personal action,” the committee said in a statement.
Similar incidents have happened before between Israeli and Arab judo athletes. At the quarterfinals of the 2011 judo Grand Slam in Moscow, Egyptian Ramadan Darwish refused to shake hands with Israeli Arik Zeevi. The next year, Darwish again declined to shake hands with Zeevi after beating the Israeli in their quarterfinal match at a tournament in Dusseldorf.
On Thursday, Moutaz Matar, a TV host of the Islamist-leaning network Al-Sharq, had urged El Shehaby to withdraw.
“My son, watch out. Don’t be fooled, or fool yourself, thinking you will play with the Israeli athlete to defeat him and make Egypt happy,” he said. “Egypt will cry; Egypt will be sad and you will be seen as a traitor and a normalizer in the eyes of your people.”
Egyptians clearly were divided before the match over whether El Shehaby should compete or withdraw, and there was a mixed reaction on social media afterward. Many blamed him for embarrassing the country, although some felt sympathy for El Shehaby, saying he was put under a lot of pressure.
In a Facebook post, journalist Galal Nassar said: “As long as you agreed to play an Israeli champion in the Olympics, you should have exchanged the greeting.”
He wrote that El Shehaby’s move backfired, and the Israeli athlete ended up with more sympathy. “We have lost in terms of sports and politics,” Nassar said.
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sraeli judoka Or Sasson speaks to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on August 13, 2016, a day after winning the bronze medal at the Olympic Games in Rio. (Screenshot/Channel 2)
From left: Israel’s Or Sasson (bronze), Brazil’s Rafael Silva (bronze), France’s Teddy Riner (gold), Japan’s Hisayoshi Harasawa (silver) celebrate with their medals following the podium ceremony of the men’s +100kg judo contest of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on August 12, 2016. (AFP PHOTO / Jack GUEZ)
Egypt’s Islam Elshehaby (blue) refuses to shake hands after defeat by Israel’s Or Sasson in their men’s +100kg judo contest match of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on August 12, 2016. (AFP/Toshifumi Kitamura)
In a call aired live on Channel 2 Saturday night, the prime minister told Sasson that “every boy and girl saw not just a great athlete but also a man of values,” an apparent reference to Sasson’s professionalism in the face of an unpleasant encounter Friday with his defeated Egyptian opponent, Islam El-Shahaby in the first round of the tournament. “You showed the true face of Israel, the beautiful, proud face of a strong country that seeks peace.”
El-Shahaby refused to shake hands with Sasson, or even bow in mutual respect. The Egyptian was ordered back to the floor to bow, was booed by the crowd, and later said he was quitting judo. The incident made international headlines.
Netanyahu told Sasson and Channel 2 that the encounter demonstrated how “alongside the development of ties with regional countries, there remains a lot of work to be done in the face of the awful propaganda [in the Arab world] that has been used against us for decades. This work will happen, God willing.”
Asked directly about the incident, Netanyahu said Sasson’s behavior was admirable and representative of Israel. “He won, he stretched out his hand,” the prime minister said of the 25-year-old Jerusalemite. He showed “the beautiful, strong face of Israel.”
Later on Friday, Sasson beat Cuba’s Alex Maxell Garcia Mendoza to win the bronze medal in the men’s over-100kg competition at the Rio Games.
It was Israel’s second bronze medal of the games, following female judoka Yarden Gerbi’s bronze on Tuesday.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads the weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on June 26, 2016. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
“You’ve shown that if one wants something enough, the dream is achievable,” Netanyahu told Sasson Saturday, adding that he made “an entire nation happy.”
Sasson thanked the prime minister for his kind words, saying he was proud of his country.
“It is a great privilege to represent the beautiful face of Israel,” Sasson told Netanyahu.
President Reuven Rivlin also congratulated Sasson on Saturday, telling him the entire country was proud of him.
“Ori the Jerusalemite, my champion… You wanted it and you were capable. We are all so proud of you,” Rivlin told him in a phone call.
“You’ve brought honor to the country in such a clear and gentlemanly way. To go and shake the hand of your Egyptian opponent is something all of Israel and all of Egypt is talking about, and here too you’ve won,” Rivlin told Sasson.
Sasson, a two-time European silver medalist who turns 26 on August 18, had lost his semifinal fight to France’s Teddy Riner, the event’s outstanding performer, who went on to retain his gold medal.
Cuba's Alex Garcia Mendoza (white) competes with Israel's Or Sasson during their men's +100kg judo contest bronze medal B match of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on August 12, 2016. (AFP PHOTO/Toshifumi KITAMURA)
In stark contrast to El-Shahaby’s behavior, Riner shook hands warmly with Sasson at the end of the encounter, and whispered some words of congratulation to the Israeli for his performance.
The International Olympic Committee set up a disciplinary commission to look into the hand-shake snub.
“Things happen in the heat of the moment that are not acceptable,” IOC spokesman Mark Adams said. “We believe the Olympic movement should be about building bridges, not erecting walls. There’s absolutely no excuse for it.”
He acknowledged that sometimes athletes can’t bring themselves to shake hands with their competitors. “It’s a shame if that happens,” Adams said.
The International Judo Federation called it a sign a progress that the bout even took place between the two athletes. “This is already a big improvement that Arabic countries accept to (fight) Israel,” spokesman Nicolas Messner said in an email. The competitors were under no obligation to shake hands, but a bow is mandatory, he added.
Even though El Shehaby ultimately bowed, “his attitude will be reviewed after the games to see if any further action should be taken,” Messner said, adding that the ethics commission of judo’s governing body would review the incident after the Olympics.
Ofir Gendelman, Arabic language spokesman for the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, called the incident “shocking.” In a Twitter post, he said it “goes against the spirit of Rio 2016,” writing in Arabic said that “sports are not the field for politics and extremism.”
Egypt’s Olympic Committee distanced itself from what El Shehaby did, saying he was “alerted before the match to abide by all the rules and to have sporting spirt during his match with the Israeli player.”
“What the player did after the match, and not shaking hands with his rival, is a personal action,” the committee said in a statement.
Similar incidents have happened before between Israeli and Arab judo athletes. At the quarterfinals of the 2011 judo Grand Slam in Moscow, Egyptian Ramadan Darwish refused to shake hands with Israeli Arik Zeevi. The next year, Darwish again declined to shake hands with Zeevi after beating the Israeli in their quarterfinal match at a tournament in Dusseldorf.
On Thursday, Moutaz Matar, a TV host of the Islamist-leaning network Al-Sharq, had urged El Shehaby to withdraw.
“My son, watch out. Don’t be fooled, or fool yourself, thinking you will play with the Israeli athlete to defeat him and make Egypt happy,” he said. “Egypt will cry; Egypt will be sad and you will be seen as a traitor and a normalizer in the eyes of your people.”
Egyptians clearly were divided before the match over whether El Shehaby should compete or withdraw, and there was a mixed reaction on social media afterward. Many blamed him for embarrassing the country, although some felt sympathy for El Shehaby, saying he was put under a lot of pressure.
In a Facebook post, journalist Galal Nassar said: “As long as you agreed to play an Israeli champion in the Olympics, you should have exchanged the greeting.”
He wrote that El Shehaby’s move backfired, and the Israeli athlete ended up with more sympathy. “We have lost in terms of sports and politics,” Nassar said.
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sraeli judoka Or Sasson speaks to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on August 13, 2016, a day after winning the bronze medal at the Olympic Games in Rio. (Screenshot/Channel 2)
From left: Israel’s Or Sasson (bronze), Brazil’s Rafael Silva (bronze), France’s Teddy Riner (gold), Japan’s Hisayoshi Harasawa (silver) celebrate with their medals following the podium ceremony of the men’s +100kg judo contest of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on August 12, 2016. (AFP PHOTO / Jack GUEZ)
Egypt’s Islam Elshehaby (blue) refuses to shake hands after defeat by Israel’s Or Sasson in their men’s +100kg judo contest match of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on August 12, 2016. (AFP/Toshifumi Kitamura)
IOC reprimands Egyptian who wouldn't shake Israeli's hand.
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) An Egyptian athlete who refused to shake his Israeli opponent's hand after their judo bout has been reprimanded and sent home from the Rio Olympics, officials said Monday.
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When Sasson extended his hand, El Shehaby backed away and shook his head, injecting Middle Eastern politics into the Rio Olympics. The referee called the 34-year-old El Shehaby back to the mat and obliged to him to bow; he gave a quick nod and was loudly booed as he exited.
Judo opponents typically bow or shake hands at the beginning and end of a match as a sign of respect.
El Shehaby, an ultraconservative Salafi Muslim, had come under pressure from Islamist-leaning and nationalist voices in Egypt before the Rio Games to withdraw, but competed anyway.
The IOC, which set up a disciplinary commission to investigate the incident, said the Egyptian's conduct ''was contrary to the rules of fair play and against the spirit of friendship embodied in the Olympic values.''
The Egyptian Olympic Committee also ''strongly condemned'' El Shehaby's actions ''and has sent him home,'' the IOC said.
The IOC also asked the Egyptian committee to make sure that all its athletes ''receive proper education on the Olympic values before coming to the Olympic Games.''
Immediately after the bout, the Egyptian Olympic committee had called it a ''personal action'' by El Shehaby, adding that he had been ''alerted before the match to abide by all the rules and to have sporting spirt during his match with the Israeli player.''
Sasson, who lost in the semifinals but later won a bronze medal, had said he was not surprised by El Shehaby's actions because his coaches had warned him he might be refused a handshake. ''This was his decision,'' he said.
Similar incidents have happened before at judo competitions between Israelis and Arabs.
Egypt was the first country in the Arab world to sign a peace treaty and normalize relations with Israel after decades of war.
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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) An Egyptian athlete who refused to shake his Israeli opponent's hand after their judo bout has been reprimanded and sent home from the Rio Olympics, officials said Monday.
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When Sasson extended his hand, El Shehaby backed away and shook his head, injecting Middle Eastern politics into the Rio Olympics. The referee called the 34-year-old El Shehaby back to the mat and obliged to him to bow; he gave a quick nod and was loudly booed as he exited.
Judo opponents typically bow or shake hands at the beginning and end of a match as a sign of respect.
El Shehaby, an ultraconservative Salafi Muslim, had come under pressure from Islamist-leaning and nationalist voices in Egypt before the Rio Games to withdraw, but competed anyway.
The IOC, which set up a disciplinary commission to investigate the incident, said the Egyptian's conduct ''was contrary to the rules of fair play and against the spirit of friendship embodied in the Olympic values.''
The Egyptian Olympic Committee also ''strongly condemned'' El Shehaby's actions ''and has sent him home,'' the IOC said.
The IOC also asked the Egyptian committee to make sure that all its athletes ''receive proper education on the Olympic values before coming to the Olympic Games.''
Immediately after the bout, the Egyptian Olympic committee had called it a ''personal action'' by El Shehaby, adding that he had been ''alerted before the match to abide by all the rules and to have sporting spirt during his match with the Israeli player.''
Sasson, who lost in the semifinals but later won a bronze medal, had said he was not surprised by El Shehaby's actions because his coaches had warned him he might be refused a handshake. ''This was his decision,'' he said.
Similar incidents have happened before at judo competitions between Israelis and Arabs.
Egypt was the first country in the Arab world to sign a peace treaty and normalize relations with Israel after decades of war.
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Some in Saudi Media Criticize Anti-Semitism, Warm Up to Israel (Times of Israel)
A media campaign in Saudi Arabia is seeking to combat anti-Semitism in the kingdom, apparently in an effort to prepare public opinion for deepened relations with Israel.
Ehud Ya'ari, a senior analyst at Israel's Channel 2 TV, on Friday read out examples of recent articles by Saudi columnists demonstrating a shift in attitude towards the Jewish state and Jews in general.
Articles in Saudi Press: End the Anti-Semitic Discourse, Learn from the Jews' Success (MEMRI)
Over the past month, the Saudi press has featured a number of articles harshly critical of the anti-Semitic discourse in Arab and Muslim society.
The articles argued that Koranic passages against the Jews only applied to specific groups during specific time periods, and should not be applied to Jews in general.
They added that blind hatred of Jews everywhere has prevented Arabs and Muslims from learning the lessons of Jewish experience and advancement.
