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Mosby

(17,001 posts)
Tue Aug 6, 2024, 10:33 PM Aug 6

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 6 OP
It's always our fault. nycbos Aug 6 #1
Why not just blame the Illuminati as well? DBoon Aug 6 #2
So says the big promoters of women in sports! marybourg Aug 7 #3
This message was self-deleted by its author stopdiggin Aug 7 #4
Well - - now wasn't THAT just helpful as hell .. !? stopdiggin Aug 7 #5
unfortunately some people will believe it jg10003 Aug 7 #6
Shocker! Behind the Aegis Aug 7 #7
But wait BrianTheEVGuy Aug 11 #8

Response to marybourg (Reply #3)

stopdiggin

(12,399 posts)
5. Well - - now wasn't THAT just helpful as hell .. !?
Wed Aug 7, 2024, 01:30 AM
Aug 7

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jg10003

(1,019 posts)
6. unfortunately some people will believe it
Wed Aug 7, 2024, 01:47 AM
Aug 7

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

BrianTheEVGuy

(420 posts)
8. But wait
Sun Aug 11, 2024, 08:04 PM
Aug 11

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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