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January 2, 2025

Why the Expulsion of Israelis from Lawn Bowling Matters

How the anti-Semites get their way.

It may seem silly, writes Seth Mandel, to worry too much about the exclusion of Israeli athletes from so obscure a pastime as lawn bowling, but it is in fact a deadly serious example of the ability of anti-Semites to get their way in supposedly apolitical organizations. The World Bowls Tour, the international organization for the sport, recently announced a ban on all Israeli competitors in its upcoming World Indoor Championship, singling out by name three athletes who have been disinvited. Mandel writes:

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January 2, 2025

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