Gutless cowards....
I blogged about this this weekend...here's their statement....
Statement from Larry Scott, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour, regarding the United Arab Emirates' decision to deny a Visa to Israeli Tour Professional Shahar Peer to play in the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships.Yes, they believe very strongly...but they will do nothing. All talk, no action.
We are deeply disappointed by the decision of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) denying Shahar Peer a Visa that would permit her to enter the country to play in the Dubai Tennis Championships. Ms. Peer has earned the right to play in the tournament and it is regrettable that the UAE is denying her this right.
Following various consultations, the Tour has decided to allow the tournament to continue to be played this week, pending further review by the Tour's Board of Directors. Ms. Peer and her family are obviously extremely upset and are disappointed by the decision of the UAE and its impact on her personally and professionally, and the Tour is reviewing appropriate remedies for Ms. Peer and also will review appropriate future actions with regard to the future of the Dubai tournament. The Sony Ericsson WTA Tour believes very strongly, and has a clear rule and policy, that no host country should deny a player the right to compete at a tournament for which she has qualified by ranking.
posted by GayandRight @ 12:00 PM
2 Comments:
Really when you get right down to it they shouldn't let any Negros play either.
You know, just to be safe.
And no Irish, but then that goes without saying.
Or French, you know how they can be.
The Japanese are always troublesome as well.
And Arabs, really they shouldn't let any Arabs attend.
Or Caucasians.
Or Indians, both types.
I don't think Dubai is helping their cause. They've used a rationalization that they cannot guarantee the security of the Israeli players. If this is true, then the tournaments should be removed from Dubai based on the inability of the tournament to manage security affairs. They're making themselves sound so third-world...its not a worthy excuse for Dubai officials.
Post a Comment
Subscribe to Post Comments [Atom]
<< Home