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Saudi Pushed Israel's Asian Games Ouster
By HASKELL COHEN
(Copyright 1978, JTA, Inc.)
The details of the travesty
that took place in Bangkok
recently at the Asian
Games Federation Council
meeting has been revealed
to the Jewish Telegraphic
Agency by the Israel Olym-
pic Committee members
who attended the sessions.
The 19-member countries of
the AGF present at the
Council meeting voted
unanimously to reject Israel
as a participant in the Asian
Games which will be held
Dec. 9-20.
Perhaps showing the
thinking of the Asian
minds, the delegates pre-
sent were swayed by Saudi
Arabian Executive Com-
mittee member Othman
Al-Saad who implored the
members of the Council as
follows: "Do you prefer to let
Israel participate or give
Asian youth a better chance
of moving together in peace
and harmony? The object of
the AGF is to provide the
youth of Asia with the best
possible atmosphere in the
Asiad, to the extent of main-
taining the Asian Games'
motto, 'Ever Onwards.' Is-
rael's participation would
upset all this. The overall
atmosphere would be
ruined, there will be ten-
sion, security problems and
a proliferation of expenses
all around," he explained.
He also hit hard at the In-
ternational Olympic Cora-
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mittee, and in particular at
Lord Killanin's warning
about IOC sanctions if Is-
rael was left out. "We
realize the IOC has the
right to interfere," he
pointed out, adding, "but it
is also our right to do what
we think is right for the
youth of Asia."
He stated in a hard-
hitting manner, "The Asian
Games do not mean much to
the IOC, but they do mean a
great deal to us in this part
of the world.
"We are most anxious
to give the chance to
Asia's underdeveloped
nations to compete in
these Games every four
years, in order to help
them improve their stan-
dards, which still fall
short of the best in
Europe or the United
States, and in order to do
so, we must also provide
the youth the best oppor-
tunities of participating
and competing with one
another in an atmos-
phere free from fear and
interference of any sort,"
Al-Sand commented.
He added, "In such situa-
tions, only we can judge our
own situation best."
Speaking about the fear
that the five Arab members
would rescind their finan-
cial support for the Games if
Israel was invited, Al-Saad
hit back even harder. He
said, "We feel deeply
ashamed that the point was
even hinted at, as our ges-
ture was made with the sole
intention of saving the
Games and was made in the
spirit of keeping the 'Ever
Onwards' motto very much
in the forefront." Al-Saad
noted that even a poor coun-
try like Nepal has made a
contribution.
He denied that the Arab
nations ever had any inten-
tion of pulling back their
pledged money, saying they
would never stoop to such
depths in order to keep Is-
rael out of the Games. He
said, when reminded about
the due balance contribu-
tions, "This will be com-
pleted in the very near fu-
ture, regardless of whether
Israel will be invited or
not." The only point he
stressed, however, was that
if Israel did participate, the
Games would be ruined as
several countries such as
China, Pakistan, Iran and
the Arab nations would re-
fuse to compete with Israel,
and as in Teheran, make the
event a shambles. "Israel's
participation will make a
complete mockery of the
Games," he opined.
Al-Sand pointed out that
the Asian Football Confed-
eration (AFC) had won their
battle with the Interna-
tional Football Federation
(FIFA) after expelling Is-
rael. He followed up by say-
ing that in this case too, the
AGF should take up issue
with the IOC and win their
own point.
If this way of thinking
continues to prevail, Is-
rael will never get back
into the Games, although
originally, their elimina-
, tion supposedly was for
the 1978 Games only The
United States Olympic
Committee is conversant
with what took place and
is disturbed to no end.
Pressure will be exerted
on Lord Killanin to with-
draw sanction from the
Asiad.
He went on: "We should
like to express our gratitude
to the hosts and the Thai
people and hope that they
will help us find a way to
assure that Israel's
sportsmen be enabled to
participate in the Games.
We hope that the decision
passed today will be
changed by December,
when the Gaines will take
place."
The Israeli delegates pre-
sent, including Haim
Glovinsky, Isaac Ofek and
Yitzhak Caspi, countered
As of this writing, the
the Arab statement at the
Council meeting expressing AGF now is in open con-
Israel's position. Spokes- flict with the IOC and two
man Glovinsky advised the international sports fed-
Council, "Israel has partici- erations — the Interna-
pated in all Asian Games tional Amateur Athletic
since their inception. Some Federation (IAFF) and
of Israel's sportsmen are the International Ar-
holders of both Asian chery Federation (IAF)
Games as well as Asian re- which have threatened to
cords. The decision made withdraw sanction from
today is contrary to the AGF the events next De-
constitution and Israel will cember. In addition, Ad-
continue to oppose it. This rian Paulin of Holland,
decision is contrary to the chairman of the Interna-
Olympic Declaration ac- tional Track and Field
cepted at Abidjan in 1977 Federation, has indi-
concerning the Regional cated that his organiza-
Games. Today's decision tion will not sanction the
compels us therefore to con- participation of any
tinue to fight for our legiti- countries if Israel does
mate rights in all interna- not receive an invitation.
The refusal of Israel's
tional fora."
participation is in no way to
Cooperation to
be construed as a prelude to
a turndown by the Russians
Advance Peace
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cooperation "could well be the 1980 Olyiiipics. Thus
put into effect with recep- far, every move by the Rus-
tive Arab neighbors even in sian Organizing Committee
advance of formal peace," indicates that Israel will be
represented at the Moscow
Technion President Major
Games.
General (Res.) Amos Horev
said recently.
In Tuscumbfa, Alabama
Horev said that the very it is illegal for more than
existence of such a program eight rabbits to reside on
"would lend credibility to the same block. _
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