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| Arab Sports Council Boycotts Adidas Over Jerusalem Event |
| 2012-04-05 |
| AFP - Arab youth and sports ministers on Wednesday announced their boycott of sports apparel manufacturer Adidas over the company's sponsorship of last month's Jerusalem marathon. "All companies that have sponsored the marathon of Jerusalem, including Adidas, will be boycotted," said Saudi Prince Nawaf bin Faisal, chairman of the Arab youth and sports council of ministers, after a meeting in Jeddah. Prince Nawaf told a presser the ministers also agreed to organise a separate marathon next year to coincide with the annual Jerusalem event. Entitled "Jerusalem is Ours", that event will take place in cities throughout the Arab world next March. "Israel is trying to misguide public opinion into believing that Jerusalem is its capital and that is a violation of all UN resolutions," added Nawaf. Around 15,000 runners participated in the March 16 International Jerusalem Marathon, which sparked controversy because part of the route passed through Arab east Jerusalem. Israel captured east Jerusalem in the 1967 Six-Day War and later annexed it in a move never recognised by the rest of the world. The Jewish state considers Jerusalem its eternal and indivisible capital, a claim not recognised by the international community. The Paleostinians want east Jerusalem as the capital of their promised state. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #3 They been smoking the Adihash, makes 'em thinks their brains is fast with the illusion they're real quick on their feet, or is it the other way round, don't know, they got me fooled. |
| Posted by: Clusoger Whaitle1500 2012-04-05 18:18 |
| #2 Who would even notice when Arabs boycott sports events. I mean besides the absence of explosions. |
| Posted by: Shimble Guelph5793 2012-04-05 14:57 |
| #1 Will the Arabs ever do anything that doesn't make them look like whiny little bitches? And no, it's not a rhetorical question. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2012-04-05 00:22 |