{"id":602709,"date":"2021-07-26T12:51:25","date_gmt":"2021-07-26T16:51:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=602709"},"modified":"2021-07-26T12:51:27","modified_gmt":"2021-07-26T16:51:27","slug":"second-judo-competitor-sent-home-from-tokyo-after-refusing-to-spar-with-israeli-athlete","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/second-judo-competitor-sent-home-from-tokyo-after-refusing-to-spar-with-israeli-athlete\/","title":{"rendered":"Second Judo Competitor Sent Home From Tokyo After Refusing To Spar With Israeli Athlete"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsecond-judo-competitor-sent-home-from-tokyo-after-refusing-to-spar-with-israeli-athlete%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=602709&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-1234201000.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>A second judo competitor was sent home from the Tokyo Olympics for refusing to spar with an Israeli athlete over \u201cIsrael\u2019s treatment of Palestinians\u201d \u2014 a move some are calling an example of an undercurrent of anti-Semitism\u201d running through an otherwise \u201cwoke\u201d Olympics.<\/p>\n<p>Algeria\u2019s Fetih Nourine withdrew from competition on Saturday rather than have to face Israel\u2019s Tohar Butbul, who ended up finishing in 7th place after losing to an athlete from South Korea. Sudan\u2019s Mohamed Abdalarasool did not show up to compete against Butbul during a scheduled match on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Abdalarasool is the second such athlete to withdraw from competition rather than face Butbul over \u201cwhat appear to be political reasons,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/israeli-judoka-tohar-butbul-olympics-run-political-controversy\">according to Fox News<\/a>. Nourine, publicly withdrew from his match with Butbul late last week, earning himself both a suspension from Olympic competition and a temporary suspension from judo competition generally, from the International Judo Federation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlgeria\u2019s Fetih Nourine withdrew from the Olympics completely on Saturday after learning he would potentially face Butbul if he defeated Sudan\u2019s Mohamed Abdalarasool. Nourine cited specifically Israel\u2019s treatment of Palestinians as a reason for dropping out,\u201d Fox reported. \u201cThe International Judo Federation (IJF) temporarily suspended Nourine and his coach Amar Benikhlef for violating the organization\u2019s rules protecting the \u2018neutrality of sport at the Olympic Games.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJudo sport is based on a strong moral code, including respect and friendship, to foster solidarity and we will not tolerate any discrimination, as it goes against the core values and principles of our sport,\u201d the IJF said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Abdalarasool and his coach did not specify why the athlete failed to show up to his match, perhaps over concerns about a temporary suspension of their own.<\/p>\n<p>Butbul and Nourine have a history. The latter withdrew from the 2019 World Judo Championships rather than have to face down the Israeli.<\/p>\n<p>Butbul, for his part, told media that he was more disappointed in himself for his seventh-place finish than he was in the athletes who withdrew over what appear to be anti-Semitic reasons.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI came with a pure aim to win a medal, and it\u2019s very hard for me to bear that I didn\u2019t fulfill my own expectations,\u201d he said. \u201cThat was the goal I put into the whole of my career. It\u2019s still too early for me to understand what happened. I wasn\u2019t precise in executing my plan, but in judo sometimes there is a gap between how you plan and what is in reality.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nourine was less muted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have worked hard to qualify for the Games, but the Palestinian cause is bigger than all that,\u201d&nbsp;he said.&nbsp;\u201cMy position is consistent on the Palestinian issue, and I reject normalisation, and if it cost me that absence from the Olympic Games, God will compensate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were unlucky with the draw, an Israeli opponent came out and that\u2019s why we had to withdraw, we made the right decision,\u201d Nourine\u2019s coach, Amar Benijlef told an Algerian television network, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.middleeasteye.net\/news\/algeria-athlete-suspended-olympics-withdrawal-avoid-israel-opponent-nourine\">per Middle East Eye<\/a>. \u201cWe have worked hard to qualify for the Games, but the Palestinian cause is bigger than all that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There has been something of an undercurrent of anti-Semitism dogging the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, even though the Games are expected to be the \u201cwokest\u201d in history now that the International Olympic Committee suspended most of Rule 50, which barred athletes from making political protests or demonstrations during the games. Only protests on the medal podium continue to be prohibited.<\/p>\n<p>Early on, a Tokyo Games organizer was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/tokyo-olympics-official-fired-over-holocaust-joke-made-in-1990s-11626932420\">forced to resign following allegations<\/a> he made an inappropriate joke about the Holocaust.<\/p>\n<p><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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