Sanctioning Israel's Olympic team may be a way to bring attention to the ongoing aggression by Israel in the region. NO, that is not anti-semitism. It is worrying about the escalation of violence and protecting the lives of ALL PEOPLE IN SOVEREIGN COUNTRIES.
If sincere war ever broke out in the Mideast, Hebrews would die. No one is ever worried about that.
September 5, 2019
By Hillel Kuttier
A crop of newly-minted citizens (click here) headed by three ex-major leaguers is looking to push Israel’s national baseball squad closer to reaching the Olympics for the first time.
Danny Valencia, an infielder with seven MLB clubs and the team’s newest citizen, picked up his passport in Tel Aviv on Wednesday, just ahead of the team’s departure Thursday to compete in the European Baseball Championships beginning this weekend in Bonn, Germany. Former major league utilityman Ty Kelly; Nick Rickles, a former minor league catcher; and Yale graduate Ben Wanger, a pitcher and first baseman, also were in Israel for the past week to finalize their citizenship status....
