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Israeli swimmer Anastasia Gorbenko booed at Worlds in Qatar after winning silver medal
FOX NEWS ^ | February 18, 2024 | Ryan Gaydos

Posted on 02/21/2024 10:15:43 AM PST by artichokegrower

Israeli swimmer Anastasia Gorbenko won a silver medal in the 400-meter medley at the World Aquatics Championships in Qatar on Sunday but didn’t receive a warm reception on the podium when she received her prize.

Gorbenko, the 20-year-old from Haifa, Israel, faced boos from the crowd in Doha as she was making poolside comments after the race.

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She later said she wasn’t going to be deterred from the podium if she medaled, but the jeers affected her during the week.


Good for you girl. Makes me wonder if the upcoming Olympics to be held in France is going to be a repeat of Munich.

1 posted on 02/21/2024 10:15:43 AM PST by artichokegrower
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To: artichokegrower

Good for her and you make a good point.


2 posted on 02/21/2024 10:18:50 AM PST by Eagles6 (Welcome to the Matrix . Orwell's "1984" was a warning, not an instruction manual.)
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To: artichokegrower

To hell with these people! If they want to fight let them go to Gaza and take up arms against the Israelis. Otherwise it is just empty virtue signaling, even though the object of their virtue os greatly misplaced.


3 posted on 02/21/2024 10:20:21 AM PST by Rummyfan (In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man.)
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To: artichokegrower

The name “Gorbenko” would also indicate a Ukrainian heritage.

Just adding that to the mix.


4 posted on 02/21/2024 10:22:52 AM PST by Eccl 10:2 (Prov 3:5 --- "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding")
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To: Rummyfan

I’m so fed up with these haters of Israel 🇮🇱. Anyone who supports annihilating Israel is among the worst specimens our species has to offer.


5 posted on 02/21/2024 10:38:35 AM PST by No name given (Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)
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During the 1972 Summer Olympics at Munich, in the early morning of September 5, a group of Palestinian terrorists storms the Olympic Village apartment of the Israeli athletes, killing two and taking nine others hostage. The terrorists were part of a group known as Black September, in return for the release of the hostages, they demanded that Israel release over 230 Arab prisoners being held in Israeli jails and two German terrorists. In an ensuing shootout at the Munich airport, the nine Israeli hostages were killed along with five terrorists and one West German policeman. Olympic competition was suspended for 24 hours to hold memorial services for the slain athletes.


6 posted on 02/21/2024 10:44:20 AM PST by artichokegrower
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The terrorists were part of a group known as Black September....but, but.....

The truth about Black September and Fatah was exactly the opposite of what Arafat claimed, according to the U.S. State Department telegram: “USG [United States Government] has information that Fatah [PLO]is in fact parent body of BSO. … The Black September Organization is a cover term for Fatah’s terrorist operations executed by Fatah’s intelligence organization … For all intents and purposes no significant distinction now can be made between the BSO and Fatah.”

And second in command of Fatah/PLO in 1972 was Muhammed Abbas the present president of the PA (Palestinian authority).

Will the Munich panel acknowledge the role of Abbas?

7 posted on 02/21/2024 11:31:57 AM PST by ScaniaBoy (Part of the Right Wing Research & Attack Machine)
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