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hack88 Dubai clarifies on Israeli player Shahar Peer entry Dubai: The tournament organisers of the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships have clarified their stand surrounding the denial of a visa for Israeli player Shahar Peer to participate in the annual event. "We do not wish to politicise sports, but we have to be sensitive to recent events in the region and not alienate or put at risk the players and the many tennis fans of different nationalities that we have here in the UAE," Tournament Director Salah Tahlak told media at a specially-convened press conference. Tahlak said that several elements were to be considered concerning her participation here. "Public sentiment remains high in the Middle East and it is believed that Ms. Peer's presence would have antagonised our fans who have watched live television coverage of recent attacks in Gaza," Tahlak's statement read. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Ms. Peer personally witnessed protests against her at another tournament in New Zealand only a few weeks ago and concern was raised about her wellbeing and her presence triggering similar protests. Given public sentiment, the entire tournament could have been boycotted by protesters," the statement added. Tahlak further reiterated that the tournament is a longstanding and loyal supporter of women's tennis and the WTA Tour and that they respect the rules and regulations of the Tour. "The Tournament also respects Ms. Shahar Peer as a professional player on the Tour and understands her disappointment," he said.
deadlife If your Israeli then you need a dual nationality Because UAE does not acknowledge Israel as a country for that many countries dont uaekid Well we have enough long beard ppl around here so lets keep them out LOL hack88
how abt send them to israel for a war or sumthing...lol Chocoholic Well personally, in the world of professional sport, it really shouldn't matter where you are from. Is she to blame for what is happening? No! Once again, tarring all people with the same brush for the actions of a few is not fair. People are people at the end of the day, I don't care if you're white, black, yellow, pink, green or blue, muslim, christian, communist, jedi whatever. If you're good at something and have proven yourself then you should be allowed to compete. naruto
hahhha another rubbish take coming from ur mouth choc..
action of few..u mean the leader of Isreal who have been elected by the mojority of Isrealians ..leaders that represent a whole country ..are u calling them few??!!!..it does not matter for u maybe or for ur country ..but it does matter for us .becz isreal killed so many of our brothers and sisters ..thats why she is not allowed to come here and play in the name of Isreal..and who said anything about blameing here..she is representing Isreal not her self ..thats mean if she win Isreal flag will be raised high and they will play the national anthem of isreal in an arab country and at the same time palastains are being killed every day by Isreal .. naruto
if we send to isreal they will kick some jewish a$$ Chocoholic Hardly, it's like an ant biting the leg of a rotweiler. Red Chief
She is representing herself only, not Israel at all....
She could represent Israel on the Fed Cup that have never taken place in the UAE so far. Chocoholic And Dubai is going for the Olympics? Do you think the governing body will allow an arab country to ban an entire team from taking part - never gonna happen. Athletes should be able to compete.

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rudeboy good thing she didnt come. sorry but i dont want to see a bombing in dubai happen because of someone like her. i know she is a sportsman but she does represent Israel. Honestly no1 in UAE likes Israel and she would have pulled hatred on her visit to dubai. good move by the UAE government. smoggie Bad move by the UAE. Threats to safety, angry spectators and boycotts were among the images created yesterday by the organisers of the Dubai championship as they sought to limit the potentially enormous damage caused by the Shahar Peer affair. A tournament statement released in the middle of yesterday's play said the decision to refuse a visa to the Israeli player had emerged from security fears, given the deep anger around the Arab and Muslim worlds at the Israeli offensive in Gaza. Dubai's position as a world sporting venue is coming under pressure as a result of the decision to exclude Peer and the problems may increase if another Israeli is barred from playing. Andy Ram has applied for a visa to play in the men's tournament and his lawyer, Amit Naor, said the player is in Marseille waiting to find out his fate. "Andy wants to play, he's not interested in all the other stuff," he said. "He's not looking for trouble, he's looking to play ... we thought politics was already out of sport." The Association of Tennis Professionals, which runs the men's tour, issued a statement saying it was awaiting "an ­official decision" on Ram's visa. "Clearly this is an opportunity for the UAE to make the right decision," the ATP said. Ram wants to play in Dubai with his doubles partner Kevin Ullyett of Zimbabwe. quatroporte I see it a good move by UAE too... she will be at RISK if she show up in Dubai or ANY arab country... its not her fault... she don't represent her government.. however sick minded religion groups will be glad to hunt her down... or atleast she may face angry individuals either at the stadium or when she is out at any of the malls... its better for her to stay away of trouble during this electrified times... quatroporte
don't worry... if Dubai got the approval for Olympics they will allow the Israili players to play... I have read it somewhere...
however, things may change at the moment due to the political issues in Gaza...
do you remember the World monetary fund (IMF) which was held in Dubai few years ago?? the Israeli group was given permissions to attend in Dubai...
what I am trying to say... Dubai may give exceptions to Israeli's during special occasions.. but this is an individual scenario and I don't see why all this publicity about not letting HER to play in Dubai for security reasons quatroporte double post Red Chief Dubai always represents itself as the safiest place in the World. It's a little bit strange to listen that they can't protect the lady... rudeboy i dont see why they should let her play. imagine this, she comes here and gets killed. who gets a bad name? dubai does. UAE is another terroist state. lol good thing she didnt come. in a year there are so many tournements. so what if she misses out on one tournement. she is bloody crap. she aint even no1 or even in the top 10. she will loose. so she might as well sit at home :D same goes for sania mirza :D Chocoholic Security reasons is a lame excuse! Dubai has threats all the time from nutter groups, wanting to blow this or that up and it gets dealt with, we all know that. I think it's a very very bad move. quatroporte
exactly...
quatroporte
if you think security reasons is a lame excuse!?!?! so what is a good excuse???
yes... Dubai is always under threat... I work for a US chain hotel and we received direct threats few times by unknown sources.. (such things never made it to media anyway)
but she as an individual will be harassed by the public... I am 200% sure she will be in danger *atleast* by angry individuals... Chocoholic Hardly, it's not difficult to wander round Dubai unnoticed. quatroporte
ohhh comon chocos... :twisted: Chocoholic It's not! Look at the number of celebs that come here all the time and don't get bothered. quatroporte
why do you hang out with Celebs often???? :lol: :lol:
who told you they don't get bothered by fans ;)?!?!? Dubai Knight
When Mika came here, he insisted on a huge entourage of security and blacked out 4x4's to take him everywhere as he was scared he would be mobbed in the street.
The reality was: no-one even noticed him and he was never approached once! No-one knew who he was or really cared as he is just a talentless, celebrity seeking nobody Freddie Mercury wannabe...but then thats just my personal opinion.
Sports and Politics should not be used together. The Beijing Olympics did not ban anyone and Israelis competed with Saudis (literally) on the same playing field. Politicians use sports as a springboard to pump their mass mind control policies on us all. They are all scared after the Munich Olympics disaster but the security issues were not an issue before the event. The terrorists picked on and killed the Israeli sportsmen, who were so far removed from the political system in their country as possible, but were a visible symbol that could be struck out at.
How wrong is that?
These people are sportsmen and women, not politicians. They can't help where they were born.
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Knight rudeboy
so when england cricket team decides to pull out of pakistan because of security reason it is all good but when dubai decides to deny entry to some jew whose name i dont even know, we have a HUGE FUSS from westerners :S.
get the british and australians to play in pakistan and i ll support your debate for allowing this jew to play in dubai. if not toss her :D quatroporte
your point is 100% correct and I agree...
speaking about celebrities and sportsmen... you shouldn't know how the AC-Milan team players such as Ronaldinho, David Beckham where tracked down everywhere... a friend of mine who works in Park Hyatt (where the team stay) told me how fans used to wait outside the hotel gate and follow the players everywhere they go.. smoggie Is this about being Israeli or Jewish??? Del
True, but a stadium full of jeering spectators is an entirely different scenario. Del
Both, I think. smoggie
So It's ok to come here if you are Jewish and want to build an enormous hotel, capture a shark and waste a shed load of money on a firework display while innocent palestinians are getting slaughtered daily?
Just asking. Del

Suppose so! hack88 My conviction on not letting her in Dubai would be unprejudiced, Well , Its really true that you can't blame her for anything like Choc said, Maybe she is a good person by heart, You can never judge a person by his race , colour or any of his earthly features, But at the same time , You can't let her in this country because Its predictable how the people here would react to a Jew in UAE.What if she is attacked? I think the UAE government had no other choice. smoggie
You can't blame her for anything because nobody knows her politics. Her politics are irrelevant anyway because simply she is not welcome because she happens to be the wrong religion. It's scandalous and cowardly and the authorities are hiding behind the fact that they cannot guarantee her safety. They were, however, ok with that idiot Bush.... but then there was maybe trading at stake. quatroporte
loooooooooool.. dude what are you talking about...
they closed the freakin city for H.H Bush to wander around in Dubai...
on the other hand... the authorities could set 100% security on her and she will be safe... however, WHO is she to get this sort of protection???????
if she gets attacked, will you people be happy when an innocent sportsman get attacked due to political issues?????
I believe she should stay in her home and watch TV
you guys not getting the point???? smoggie should have let her bring her own mossad body guards..... hahaha....she would have been ok rudeboy she is RUBBISH. i dont see any point discussing about her. uaekid hey as long as you live under my roof you live under my rules :) sage & onion They stop an Israeli Tennis Player but allow Marks & Spencer to operate here, doesn't make sense. smoggie
I am not asking for the city to be shut down....I am making a point that anything is possible....Where there is a will there is a way. Are you SERIOUSLY telling me that the authorities here could not offer ONE LITTLE GIRL ENOUGH SECURITY???? Dubai Knight If she was the best jockey in the world, I am sure she would be allowed to race at Nad Al Sheba... :shock: :shock: :shock: Knight quatroporte
now we talk 8) rudeboy
honestly speaking if she had been a bit pretty she would have had a better chance :D smoggie
Exactly! Lets be honest here.... It's because she is a Jew.
She is not frightened to come here, she wants to play. But who stands to lose if she is allowed to play??? The UAE of course...because they look weak in the eyes of the other arab nations. The Israeli government score a PR coup. deadlife What if she is allowed to enter ...the next thing you know is that they will be kicking us out of this country claiming this land belonged to their forefathers u dont believe me look at palestine smoggie
I couldn't care less if they let her in or not...I just do not believe that they cannot guarantee her safety. I wish they would be honest.
I remember when the allowed the Israeli delegation to come when The IMF was here in 2003 and they were warning people that any protest would be swiftly quashed.
I am sure that the Jews would be welcomed with open arms if they would buy the vacant properties :lol: hack88 Well , people just stop comparing a tennis player to once the strongest person on earth. Do you think UAE is gonna shut off all it's business' for a tennis player? Well for Bush , he deserved the importance, UAE Government had talks with US that is worth billions.So dun't expect a bulletproof merc parade for the tennis player. It would make her feel uncomfortable as well, Do you think she'll play like she always does?Is she gonna look at the ball or the bomb? smoggie
She is not being compared to the "Once strongest person on earth"....Read the thread!!!!!
The point is that they can offer security to anybody they want. In this case they choose not to offer security to a little girl....because they admit they are incapable!!
she is obviously not worried about a few bearded bigots.....she just wants to play tennis ffs!!!! naruto
tiny things like(virus) can kill u .. Del
I've never rated Marks & Spencer as a mixed doubles team. sage & onion
Nobody says they were quatroporte
Marks & Spencer is not an Israeli brand!!!!!! its a british brand...
probably owned by a Jew owner... but this is not an issue in UAE... Jews can enter the country freely and live normally as far they hold a non-Israeli passport rudeboy jews are everywhere. sage & onion
Used to be the case in Saudi Arabia that if you entered with clothing that had M & S Labels they would be confiscated at customs. smoggie
I asked the question earlier in the thread...."Is this about being Israeli or Jewish" I'm still not sure! sharfraz
maybe you guys were aware of UConn Dubai issue ....
:?
:? quatroporte
its about being Israeli...
Jewish are living normally in UAE... however, they keep low profile.. Flying Dutchman
A combination. A Jew from the USA would have no problem. An Arab from Israel would also be allowed to participate. A Jew from Israel however... sage & onion To be honest I can't make any sense of it quatroporte another one.... 8)

kanelli I knew of a couple of Jewish ladies living in Dubai, obviously staying in the country with non-Israeli passports. I'm sure all the Jewish people in Dubai keep a pretty low profile. Even though it is discriminatory, I think she isn't missing much by not playing in the UAE. There are other tournaments. It is better that she stays safe and doesn't have to worry about extremist nutters. ebonics this just goes to prove no matter what dubai does, its still got a 3rd world mentality that it will never grow out of - forbidding a professional athlete that trianed, worked hard and qualified based on their race or religion (or both) ............. please. i think the UAE got off too easily in this incident as well. oh and there are loads and loads of jews here. so really, they're not making any point at ALL. matter of fact some products in the UAE are directly manufactured in israel, and the UAE makes business with israeli companies often. uaekid
extremist nutters !! ohh yaa I forgot you gave the Palestinians who got kicked out of their own country ,lost their families and homes this name.
will you provide me their address !! I'll pay them a visit dragging an oven behind me. start the hall holocaust all over again 8)



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