Comments on: Apparently Israel has too many world class figure skaters http://www.jewlicious.com/2010/01/apparently-israel-has-too-many-world-class-figure-skaters/ It's a Jewish Blog! Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:17:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Felix http://www.jewlicious.com/2010/01/apparently-israel-has-too-many-world-class-figure-skaters/#comment-1455681 Felix Wed, 17 Feb 2010 12:59:47 +0000 http://www.jewlicious.com/?p=12704#comment-1455681 In four years she should go to the Olympics for some country that is glad about every top athlete they can send and doesn't have any world class figure skaters of its own...try Lichtenstein or Luxembourg. In four years she should go to the Olympics for some country that is glad about every top athlete they can send and doesn’t have any world class figure skaters of its own…try Lichtenstein or Luxembourg.

]]> By: Shavua Tov: This Week's Hot Jewish News | TC Jewfolk http://www.jewlicious.com/2010/01/apparently-israel-has-too-many-world-class-figure-skaters/#comment-1450915 Shavua Tov: This Week's Hot Jewish News | TC Jewfolk Sat, 06 Feb 2010 23:35:45 +0000 http://www.jewlicious.com/?p=12704#comment-1450915 [...] 4. Apparently Israel has too many world class figure skaters. Jewlicious. No comment on this one – you know you want to click the link. It’s that absurd. [...] [...] 4. Apparently Israel has too many world class figure skaters. Jewlicious. No comment on this one – you know you want to click the link. It’s that absurd. [...]

]]> By: themiddle http://www.jewlicious.com/2010/01/apparently-israel-has-too-many-world-class-figure-skaters/#comment-1449427 themiddle Sun, 31 Jan 2010 21:26:54 +0000 http://www.jewlicious.com/?p=12704#comment-1449427 No, trust me on this Tom, this is typical of Israeli bureaucracy. I'm willing to bet that half the people on this Olympic committee have no actual qualifications to be in the jobs they possess, but either knew somebody or were in senior positions in the military and were given this role as a thank you. This story is so stupid, it's funny. Imagine the head of Israel's Olympic efforts having to explain to a NY Times reporter why a tiny country that doesn't produce many world-class athletes would deny an opportunity to its national champion who is a top-20 international competitor to compete at the Olympics. Maybe these folks prefer the current media ambassadors for Israel? Why have an attractive young woman without an accent discuss skating and love of sport and Israel when you can have yet another politician or general speaking heavily accented Hebrew trying to explain some settlement policy or Gaza attack? Sheesh! No, trust me on this Tom, this is typical of Israeli bureaucracy. I’m willing to bet that half the people on this Olympic committee have no actual qualifications to be in the jobs they possess, but either knew somebody or were in senior positions in the military and were given this role as a thank you.

This story is so stupid, it’s funny. Imagine the head of Israel’s Olympic efforts having to explain to a NY Times reporter why a tiny country that doesn’t produce many world-class athletes would deny an opportunity to its national champion who is a top-20 international competitor to compete at the Olympics.

Maybe these folks prefer the current media ambassadors for Israel? Why have an attractive young woman without an accent discuss skating and love of sport and Israel when you can have yet another politician or general speaking heavily accented Hebrew trying to explain some settlement policy or Gaza attack? Sheesh!

]]> By: Tom Morrissey http://www.jewlicious.com/2010/01/apparently-israel-has-too-many-world-class-figure-skaters/#comment-1449410 Tom Morrissey Sun, 31 Jan 2010 19:12:22 +0000 http://www.jewlicious.com/?p=12704#comment-1449410 This seems so asinine there has to be a back story. This seems so asinine there has to be a back story.

]]> By: Sharon http://www.jewlicious.com/2010/01/apparently-israel-has-too-many-world-class-figure-skaters/#comment-1449365 Sharon Sun, 31 Jan 2010 14:32:46 +0000 http://www.jewlicious.com/?p=12704#comment-1449365 Wow, this whole thing is unbelievable. She also started a Facebook support group page that is up to 1,191 members... http://www.facebook.com/group.php?v=wall&ref=mf&gid=269779538509 Wow, this whole thing is unbelievable.
She also started a Facebook support group page that is up to 1,191 members… facebook.com/g...

]]> By: Modern Girl http://www.jewlicious.com/2010/01/apparently-israel-has-too-many-world-class-figure-skaters/#comment-1449337 Modern Girl Sun, 31 Jan 2010 12:04:12 +0000 http://www.jewlicious.com/?p=12704#comment-1449337 If she was Canadian, she'd likely be our pride and joy like Clara Hughes. And aside from hockey, Canada doesn't really tend to win much, so it would be ridiculous for us to only send "top" athletes. Even though it is on our soil, I'm not expecting us to dominate things this year. If she was Canadian, she’d likely be our pride and joy like Clara Hughes. And aside from hockey, Canada doesn’t really tend to win much, so it would be ridiculous for us to only send “top” athletes. Even though it is on our soil, I’m not expecting us to dominate things this year.

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