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Mosby

(17,514 posts)
Tue Aug 6, 2024, 09:33 PM Aug 2024

Olympic team blames 'Zionist conspiracy' for trans boxer row

The director of Algeria’s Olympic committee has claimed that a female boxer at the centre of a row over her eligibility to fight against women is the victim of a “Zionist” conspiracy.

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Speaking before the bout, which guaranteed that she would win at least a bronze medal, Yassine Arab, the director of the Algerian Olympic and Sports Committees, claimed Khelif had been attacked by shadowy forces.

“The Zionist lobby, they want to break the mind of Imane. But now Imane is very strong. They don’t want that a Muslim girl or Arabic girl goes higher in the level of the rank of female boxing,” he said.

https://www.thejc.com/news/world/algerian-olympic-team-blames-zionist-conspiracy-for-trans-boxer-row-oib9f6hn

This is one of those times you just have to laugh at the ridiculousness of it all.

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Olympic team blames 'Zionist conspiracy' for trans boxer row (Original Post) Mosby Aug 2024 OP
It's always our fault. nycbos Aug 2024 #1
Why not just blame the Illuminati as well? DBoon Aug 2024 #2
So says the big promoters of women in sports! marybourg Aug 2024 #3
This message was self-deleted by its author stopdiggin Aug 2024 #4
Well - - now wasn't THAT just helpful as hell .. !? stopdiggin Aug 2024 #5
unfortunately some people will believe it jg10003 Aug 2024 #6
Shocker! Behind the Aegis Aug 2024 #7
But wait BrianTheEVGuy Aug 2024 #8

Response to marybourg (Reply #3)

stopdiggin

(12,878 posts)
5. Well - - now wasn't THAT just helpful as hell .. !?
Wed Aug 7, 2024, 12:30 AM
Aug 2024

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jg10003

(1,029 posts)
6. unfortunately some people will believe it
Wed Aug 7, 2024, 12:47 AM
Aug 2024

The same people who believe that Israel is an apartheid state and that Hamas are not terrorists.

BrianTheEVGuy

(574 posts)
8. But wait
Sun Aug 11, 2024, 07:04 PM
Aug 2024

I thought transgender activism was our fault. At least that’s what the MAGA groypers keep saying.

So both transgender activism AND transphobic rhetoric are Evil Zionist Plots?!

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