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Sun Aug-15-04 02:30 PM
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7. bout time more people stood up for Palestinian rights ...

http://www.islamonline.org/English/News/2004-08/14/article07.shtml

"Although I have trained for months and was in good shape I refused to fight my Israeli opponent to sympathize with the suffering of the people of Palestine and I do not feel upset at all," Miresmaili told the IRNA news agency Saturday, August 14

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Not only Arabs or Muslims show their solidarity with the tragedy of the Palestinian people though.

A former Greek Olympian, 47-year-old female javelin thrower Sofia Sakorafa, had wished to also to compete under the Palestinian flag.

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