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Last update - 21:43 09/10/2007
German Jews: Drop Iranian-born soccer player who won't play in Israel
By Assaf Uni (Berlin) and Anshel Pfeffer, Haaretz Correspondents and Reuters
Tags: Iran, Soccer, Israel, Germany

Germany's leading Jewish organization has called for an Iranian-born player to be dropped from Germany's under-21 national soccer team for withdrawing from an upcoming match against Israel.

Ashkan Dejagah, 21, who plays for Bundesliga club VfB Wolfsburg, asked national team managers to allow him to withdraw from Germany's European Championship qualifier against Israel, to be played in Tel Aviv on Friday.

He cited "personal reasons" for his decision, the German Football Association (DFB) said Monday. But the tabloid daily Bild quoted him as saying his motive was political. "He came to us citing personal reasons that seemed very plausible," DFB spokesman Jens Grittner said.
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On Tuesday, the Central Council of Jews in Germany condemned the DFB's decision to accept Dejagah's request and demanded that the player be sanctioned.

"It would be an affront to silently tolerate this behavior," Council President Charlotte Knobloch said in a statement. "I therefore expect that the DFB will exclude the player from the German national team."

Dejagah, who is considered one of his club's star players, told Bild that his decision to withdraw from the match "has political reasons. Everyone knows that I am German-Iranian." He was born in Tehran, but later moved with his parents to Germany and holds a German passport.

In a subsequent interview Monday with the tabloid B.Z., Dejagah insisted: "I have nothing against Israel, but I fear I would have trouble entering Iran later."

Dejagah's father has been quoted as saying that his son had not yet decided whether to play for Iran or Germany when he leaves the under-21s. Dejagah's elder brother plays for Iran.

The player also attributed his decision to respect for his parents. "They are both Iranian, and the blood that flows in my veins is more Iranian than German," he said.

His withdrawal stirred controversy in Germany.

Germany coach Joachim Loew said he was disappointed Dejagah had withdrawn, telling German newspaper Die Welt "I'm aware of the political problem, but I would have hoped and expected that the player would have made a different decision."

Bild, Germany's best-selling paper, called for his exclusion from the national team. So did Friedbert Pflueger, a prominent member of Chancellor Angela Merkel's party.

"This is intolerable," Pflueger said. "Soon, each person will decide who he wants to play against and who he doesn't want to play against. If a player has political objections, he can no longer play with the team."

Central Council of Jews vice president Dieter Graumann told Spiegel Onlineon on Monday that, "It is unacceptable and untenable for one player to initiate a private boycott of Jews... It would be scandalous if the DFB fails to punish this behavior."

In 2004, Iranian striker Vahid Hashemian was pulled from Bayern Munich's roster for a Champions League game against Maccabi Tel Aviv. Although Bayern cited a back injury as the reason for Hashemian's withdrawal, Iran's national sporting body had opposed the planned visit.

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  1.   one had hoped that... 04:46  |  Leon 09/10/07
  2.   WELL DONE A MAN WITH VALUES 04:54  |  SOCCER 09/10/07
  3.   Iranian-born German soccer player refuses to play in Tel Aviv 05:19  |  vicky 09/10/07
  4.   What an Idiot; German or Iranian First? 05:35  |  Semsem 09/10/07
  5.   Principles: a non-zionist concept 05:48  |  Hannah 09/10/07
  6.   He doesn`t have issue against Jews 06:03  |  Hadi 09/10/07
  7.   Have we forgotten who we are? 06:05  |  volov 09/10/07
  8.   Ashkan Dejagah is a third-class player... 06:10  |  Carlos 09/10/07
  9.   PRINCIPLES? 06:11  |  Ridgid 09/10/07
  10.   To "Hannah".ru 06:12  |  Carlos 09/10/07
  11.   #5, Semsem 06:21  |  Hannah 09/10/07
  12.   #3, Vicky 06:24  |  Hannah 09/10/07
  13.   so another simple young moslem with racist values 06:33  |  Victor_The_Egyptian 09/10/07
  14.   Not very conclusive 06:35  |  Shual 09/10/07
  15.   Standard International Method of Selling Jews 06:42  |  Yitzhak 09/10/07
  16.   Fear 06:50  |  Ken 09/10/07
  17.   #5 Hitler had "principles" too 06:53  |  David 09/10/07
  18.   To #5 06:56  |  Boris 09/10/07
  19.   Pathetic: NO Genuine Values 07:07  |  Brad 09/10/07
  20.   Outrageous 07:07  |  Gordon 09/10/07
  21.   soccer 07:08  |  ConnieM. 09/10/07
  22.   He is not against Jews or Israel 07:08  |  Adel 09/10/07
  23.   Hannah. Your View Of Zionists and Principles 07:10  |  Brad 09/10/07
  24.   Behind the news 07:27  |  Charly 09/10/07
  25.   to Hannah 07:45  |  Charly 09/10/07
  26.   He may fear retaliation 07:47  |  B 09/10/07
  27.   I am German-Iranian." ??BS 08:07  |  reuven 09/10/07
  28.   Values 08:12  |  Truths 09/10/07
  29.   Arab Muslim Occupiers of Persia 08:24  |  Mansour 09/10/07
  30.   Iranian freedom 08:25  |  S 09/10/07
  31.   Iranian-born German soccer player refuses to play in Tel Aviv 08:27  |  alon frank 09/10/07
  32.   Adel #17 is correct - 08:30  |  B`Galil 09/10/07
  33.   Is he a german or iranian ? 08:32  |  a german 09/10/07
  34.   What is he doing in Germany ? 08:52  |  Rationale 09/10/07
  35.   #6 #7 Hannah: Antisemites accuse Jews of not being loyal 08:55  |  Semsem 09/10/07
  36.   Family in Iran 08:56  |  Gray 09/10/07
  37.   Hannah: Crossing the Line 08:59  |  Liliane 09/10/07
  38.   Fear of discrimination may be a good reason 09:00  |  Jerusalem Shmuel 09/10/07
  39.   That`s a problem for Germans only 09:11  |  D 09/10/07
  40.   Mansor 09:11  |  iranianoilbourse 09/10/07
  41.   Adel - His passport will be fine 09:27  |  Ruth 09/10/07
  42.   In the Opposite Case.... 09:53  |  Anton 09/10/07
  43.   Jews want to destroy Persia 09:53  |  Iranian 09/10/07
  44.   Ash-Can or ashkan? 09:56  |  millie 09/10/07
  45.   well, reciprocity, take an american chess player 10:09  |  mehmet 09/10/07
  46.   Dejagah didn`t do wrong 10:38  |  Gray 09/10/07
  47.   Iran may deny the player right to entry afterwards. 10:41  |  Adolfo E. Talpalar 09/10/07
  48.   Ruth - not everything will be fine 10:42  |  Gray 09/10/07
  49.   HOW TO HAND ISRAEL THE MATCH 10:42  |  paul harris 09/10/07
  50.   incorrect 10:43  |  Paul 09/10/07
  51.   Reuven - US Jew or jewish US citizen? 10:47  |  Gray 09/10/07
  52.   German or Iranian first? 10:50  |  Gray 09/10/07
  53.   Loyalties 10:51  |  Anton 09/10/07
  54.   Germans and Iranians both have a history of 10:56  |  Real Palestinian 09/10/07
  55.   His Loss! 10:58  |  Nicole 09/10/07
  56.   Hannah and her sisters 10:59  |  Real Palestinian 09/10/07
  57.   Tabriz 11:01  |  Real Palestinian 09/10/07
  58.   and the real reason is what? 11:05  |  Nerys 09/10/07
  59.   Iranians should be in Iran 11:14  |  SystemF 09/10/07
  60.   I COULDN`T CARE LESS. THE BOY IS 11:26  |  Robert 09/10/07
  61.   Mansour #29, you have to be kidding right? 11:31  |  Palestinian Prince 09/10/07
  62.   @Gray - Loyalties again 11:43  |  Anton 09/10/07
  63.   Gray 11:52  |  Ehud 09/10/07
  64.   The guy has family in Iran 12:03  |  Chris Linthwaite 09/10/07
  65.   What an idiot 12:10  |  Nechama 09/10/07
  66.   Paul Harris 12:26  |  Chris Linthwaite 09/10/07
  67.   #61 12:33  |  Uzi 09/10/07
  68.   volov #7 12:34  |  Lynn 09/10/07
  69.   Why can`t he go back to Iran? 12:35  |  David 09/10/07
  70.   The boy has valid reason not to come to Tel Aviv 12:38  |  Aaron 09/10/07
  71.   # 43 Iranian 12:39  |  Lynn 09/10/07
  72.   #43 Iranian 12:40  |  Sarah 09/10/07
  73.   Boycott Apartheid 12:41  |  LFC Kings of Europe 09/10/07
  74.   set up a checkpoint- he`ll come then 12:43  |  peter 09/10/07
  75.   #40 iranianoilbourse 12:47  |  Soraya 09/10/07
  76.   A person of principles,he probably objects to israel`s brutal 12:50  |  lakshmi 09/10/07
  77.   #56 Real Palestinian about Hannah 12:53  |  Sarah 09/10/07
  78.   What was Dejagah`s reasoning? 12:54  |  Michael 09/10/07
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  80.   #66 Chris Lintwaithe re "Paul Hardman" (Victor) 12:59  |  Labhras 09/10/07
  81.   #49 Paul Harris aka Victor Hardman 13:08  |  Labhras 09/10/07
  82.   #61 Palestinian Prince 13:13  |  Sarah 09/10/07
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  87.   #81 Labhras 13:23  |  Chris Linthwaite 09/10/07
  88.   Ehud, not Dejagah, but Pflüger said "political reasons" 13:24  |  Gray 09/10/07
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  90.   #5 13:32  |  Fussion 09/10/07
  91.   # 3 13:35  |  Fussion 09/10/07
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  93.   #81 Labhras` lack of intelligence 13:41  |  kjeli 09/10/07
  94.   #86 any name at all +Paul Harris trying to regain credibility 13:48  |  Labhras 09/10/07
  95.   #7 Volov 13:48  |  Itsik 09/10/07
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  97.   A german national player should represent Germany, not Iran. 13:53  |  Micha 09/10/07
  98.   Hannah`s overly-frequent postings and her identity 14:02  |  Yonatan 09/10/07
  99.   #93 kjeli aka Paulvic 14:15  |  Labhras 09/10/07
  100.   this article is misinformed 14:17  |  Felix 09/10/07
  101.   kjeli #89 14:19  |  Sarah 09/10/07
  102.   Abu Firas of Jerusalem 14:21  |  ben 09/10/07
  103.   Iranian mistake 14:21  |  soccer ball 09/10/07
  104.   the labhras character does its best to prove my thesis 14:37  |  Any name at all 09/10/07
  105.   labhras harass 14:38  |  any 09/10/07
  106.   Israel-Iran soccer before the revolution 14:40  |  Elinor 09/10/07
  107.   Not the 1st athlete to take a stand on his concience 14:44  |  Avrum 09/10/07
  108.   Kjeli 14:46  |  Chris Linthwaite 09/10/07
  109.   Even sports.. 15:09  |  Empresaria 09/10/07
  110.   Hannah #11 15:09  |  Cyasher 09/10/07
  111.   #102 you need to stop watching Israeli news 15:10  |  Abu Firas Al Qudsi 09/10/07
  112.   #104/105 Paul harris using "any name at all" 15:21  |  Labhras 09/10/07
  113.   Racism without a conscience 15:28  |  Fed up with muslims 09/10/07
  114.   107: Yes, Avrum, he`s trampling on his conscience 15:33  |  David Teich 09/10/07
  115.   108: Linthwaite`s typical hypocrisy 15:35  |  David Teich 09/10/07
  116.   To the Israeli bashers 15:36  |  dovale 09/10/07
  117.   GOOD NEWS FOR WORLD- BUT BAD FOR JEWS 15:45  |  Imad 09/10/07
  118.   Poor principles 15:52  |  Abu Yusuf 09/10/07
  119.   This guy is a professional. Personal boycotts aren`t allowed. 15:53  |  Chick 09/10/07
  120.   What about all here and there! 15:57  |  Willi Reitz 09/10/07
  121.   To Empresaria 15:57  |  Persian Kitty 09/10/07
  122.   #115 David Teich 16:00  |  Chris Linthwaite 09/10/07
  123.   Dejagah is a conscientious objector 16:00  |  Abu Firas Al Qudsi 09/10/07
  124.   #6 Hadi 16:00  |  Halil 09/10/07
  125.   Chris Linthwaite 16:10  |  Sarah 09/10/07
  126.   To Abu Yusuf 16:13  |  Persian Kitty 09/10/07
  127.   Knowing how opressive the Iranian regime is.. 16:16  |  Rami 09/10/07
  128.   David Teich # 114 16:19  |  Avrum 09/10/07
  129.   To Halil #124 16:21  |  Persian Kitty 09/10/07
  130.   Message #43 of Iranian 16:29  |  Yitzhak 09/10/07
  131.   To Willi Reitz 16:32  |  Sintinella 09/10/07
  132.   I wonder 16:34  |  Carl 09/10/07
  133.   Mansour 16:37  |  Shahin 09/10/07
  134.   Soraya 16:37  |  iranianoilbourse 09/10/07
  135.   #125 Sarah 16:44  |  Andrew Sachs 09/10/07
  136.   To Yitzhak #131 16:48  |  Persian Kitty 09/10/07
  137.   We in Ireland will be glad to have a man of integrity 16:49  |  Labhras 09/10/07
  138.   The guy is afraid the Iranians will kill his kin still in Iran 16:53  |  nomad 09/10/07
  139.   #27 reuven , 16:55  |  Labhras 09/10/07
  140.   Iranian #43 16:58  |  Michael T 09/10/07
  141.   #137 Say Labhras 17:05  |  ballistic 09/10/07
  142.   never peace because... 17:08  |  ken 09/10/07
  143.   Labhras needs a few good men 17:08  |  peter 09/10/07
  144.   #135 Andrew Sachs 17:12  |  Sarah 09/10/07
  145.   Mehmet Here is a small fact for you 17:15  |  David Israel 09/10/07
  146.   #134 Iranoilbourse 17:16  |  Soraya 09/10/07
  147.   Well done young man. Stand up for your rights. 17:30  |  Nick Ferriman 09/10/07
  148.   #37, Liliane 17:32  |  Hannah 09/10/07
  149.   ISRAEL SHOULD BE SILENT. 17:35  |  Markus 09/10/07
  150.   Sport is above politics. No exemptions. Pull him from the team 17:38  |  Jason from colorado 09/10/07
  151.   #56, Real Palestinian (yeah, right) 17:43  |  Hannah 09/10/07
  152.   ISRAEL SHOULD BE SILENT ON THIS MATTER 17:43  |  Markus 09/10/07
  153.   #59, System F 17:46  |  Hannah 09/10/07
  154.   Mehmet Israeli Palyers have no issue with Arab players but 17:46  |  David Israel 09/10/07
  155.   The bigger question. 17:47  |  manny.b 09/10/07
  156.   #144 Sarah 17:50  |  Andrew Sachs 09/10/07
  157.   Iranian double nationality at stake 17:55  |  Real European 09/10/07
  158.   persian kitty 129 wrong again 17:57  |  eddy 09/10/07
  159.   Message #45 of Mehmet 17:57  |  TurkishJew in Israel 09/10/07
  160.   Iranian born soccer player 17:58  |  leven5 09/10/07
  161.   AbU firas - What conscientious objector? 18:03  |  David Israel 09/10/07
  162.   Markus #152 18:05  |  leser 09/10/07
  163.   Sport should be above politics 18:05  |  Outsider 09/10/07
  164.   Stop identification of Israel with "Jews". 18:07  |  John 09/10/07
  165.   To 43 Iranian 18:13  |  Castor Troy 09/10/07
  166.   Eddy, Persian kitty not so wrong 18:17  |  (Jewish) Iran ex-pat 09/10/07
  167.   161David israel,israel does not threaten,it simply does it,what 18:26  |  lakshmi 09/10/07
  168.   To eddy from Toronto 18:28  |  Persian Kitty 09/10/07
  169.   David Israel small fact for you 18:30  |  Tareq 09/10/07
  170.   To Soraya 18:38  |  Persian Kitty 09/10/07
  171.   Jason from Colorado 18:44  |  Persian Kitty 09/10/07
  172.   #45, Turkish Jew in Israel 18:45  |  Hannah 09/10/07
  173.   It`s very simple (1) 18:47  |  ChanahS 09/10/07
  174.   It`s very simple (2) 18:52  |  ChanahS 09/10/07
  175.   #164, John 18:54  |  Hannah 09/10/07
  176.   Message #169 of Tareq 18:55  |  TurkishJew in Israel 09/10/07
  177.   Hannah- about principles 18:56  |  Jake 09/10/07
  178.   Hannah # 153 18:57  |  ChanahS 09/10/07
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  182.   Lakshmi and principles 76 19:03  |  ChanahS 09/10/07
  183.   Sarah 77 19:04  |  ChanahS 09/10/07
  184.   lakshmi 19:06  |  David Israel 09/10/07
  185.   how dare they(Jewish organization)? 19:09  |  kay 09/10/07
  186.   Hannah # 151 19:10  |  ChanahS 09/10/07
  187.   Hero Ashkan 19:10  |  Knezzi 09/10/07
  188.   #166 Jewish ex-pad 19:11  |  Roxana from Iran 09/10/07
  189.   Poor guy, because of his stupid statement now he should be scared 19:12  |  S 09/10/07
  190.   Tareq 19:12  |  David Israel 09/10/07
  191.   Persion Kitty # 171 - very off topic 19:13  |  ChanahS 09/10/07
  192.   Iranian-born soccer 19:14  |  Ralph 09/10/07
  193.   Hannah and cards 19:16  |  ChanahS 09/10/07
  194.   Ash 19:18  |  ChanahS 09/10/07
  195.   Iran ex-pat 166 19:20  |  eddy 09/10/07
  196.   kay and kliches (sic!) 19:20  |  ChanahS 09/10/07
  197.   Sarcastic message #172 of Hannah 19:22  |  TurkishJew in israel 09/10/07
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  200.   ISRAELI GIRLS 19:34  |  ahmed 09/10/07
  201.   # 121 Persian Kitty 19:35  |  Lynn 09/10/07
  202.   Aparthaide regimes 19:36  |  Yosi 09/10/07
  203.   # 141 ballistic now speaks for soccer player 19:39  |  Lynn 09/10/07
  204.   Message #154 of David Israel 19:43  |  TurkishJew in Israel 09/10/07
  205.   German soccer player 19:45  |  Yosi 09/10/07
  206.   # 43 19:48  |  Yosi 09/10/07
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  210.   #176- Turkish Jew in Israel 20:00  |  Tess 09/10/07
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  214.   Lakshmi # 208 20:12  |  ChanahS 09/10/07
  215.   #20 20:14  |  B 09/10/07
  216.   Arabs and Jews 20:16  |  Joseph 09/10/07
  217.   Kevin - Israel made peace with Egypt Jordan 20:26  |  David Israel 09/10/07
  218.   lakshmi - 208 20:33  |  David Israel 09/10/07
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  220.   Semsem # 4 20:42  |  American in NY 09/10/07
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  222.   Message #217 of David Israel 20:44  |  TurkishJew in Israel 09/10/07
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  224.   Persian Kitty 20:54  |  Jason from colorado 09/10/07
  225.   #177, Jake 20:55  |  Hannah 09/10/07
  226.   Yonatan-Hanna 20:57  |  Shahin 09/10/07
  227.   Turkish Jew In Israel 21:04  |  David Israel 09/10/07
  228.   RoP never learns 21:08  |  Joe 09/10/07
  229.   Message #210 of Tess about Aryanism in Middle East 21:10  |  TurkishJew in Israel 09/10/07
  230.   #178, Chanah S. 21:10  |  Hannah 09/10/07
  231.   No 4 - American or Israeli first? 21:14  |  Palestinian Brit 09/10/07
  232.   Dejagah should not be condemned 21:17  |  American in NY 09/10/07
  233.   Hannah etc 21:17  |  Martha 09/10/07
  234.   #197, Turkish Jew 21:18  |  Hannah 09/10/07
  235.   Dual nationality for Palestinians? 21:19  |  Palestinian Brit 09/10/07
  236.   German Jew 21:28  |  adnan 09/10/07
  237.   Np. 131 and Sintenella 21:32  |  Willi Reitz 09/10/07
  238.   Yonathan # 98 Hiding place of residance 21:33  |  American in NY 09/10/07
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  240.   TurkishJew in Israel--General questions for you 21:44  |  Steve 09/10/07
  241.   If this is so Felix (100) then the Iranian athlets should 21:46  |  Karl 09/10/07
  242.   Dera kay (185), you may be a German by passport.... 21:54  |  Karl 09/10/07
  243.   Jewish Organization AGAIN? 21:56  |  Samy 09/10/07
  244.   Hannah raving again@ 226 21:59  |  ChanahS 09/10/07
  245.   And you PB? 227 22:02  |  ChanahS 09/10/07
  246.   adnan 232 22:05  |  ChanahS 09/10/07
  247.   Troubles 22:05  |  Leon 09/10/07
  248.   Dear Roxana (198), the Jewish organizations in Germany 22:05  |  Karl 09/10/07
  249.   Proud pal defender #235 22:05  |  David Isarel 09/10/07
  250.   Proud Pal defender 22:07  |  ChanahS 09/10/07
  251.   does he have a mind of his own? 22:08  |  nmf 09/10/07
  252.   Steve - About Turkish Jews 22:22  |  David Nayir 09/10/07
  253.   Say They Don`t Have a Problem with Jews but Kill 6 Million Jews 22:23  |  Efox 09/10/07
  254.   Message #240 of Steve// Status of Jews in Turkey 22:27  |  TurkishJew in Israel 09/10/07
  255.   If he just blamed Iran, fears could be understood, but he doesn`t 22:28  |  Efox 09/10/07
  256.   Hannah 22:28  |  Jake 09/10/07
  257.   #230 Hannah re 178 Channah S 22:31  |  Labhras 09/10/07
  258.   re: Labhras 22:32  |  Efox 09/10/07
  259.   Big deal! Who the hell cares? 22:37  |  Murray of Montreal 09/10/07
  260.   Crazy Hannah still on those Delusional Drugs, are You? (#230) 22:37  |  Gil 09/10/07
  261.   re: Palestinian Brit 22:39  |  Efox 09/10/07
  262.   #244, Chanah S. 22:40  |  Hannah 09/10/07
  263.   Running to make excuses 22:51  |  Scharker Yid 09/10/07
  264.   Mehmet (45), sorry not ONE case of this double standard 22:53  |  Karl 09/10/07
  265.   German Jews should grow a pair 23:08  |  Donald 09/10/07
  266.   Hannah, do you still have a grudge for European Zionists? (#234) 23:33  |  Gil 09/10/07
  267.   Is Dejagah`s decision political? 23:54  |  Ali 09/10/07
  268.   to ChanahS re Iranian cinema 23:56  |  Persian Kitty 09/10/07
  269.   #95 Itsik 23:57  |  maoriboy 09/10/07
  270.   To Lynn 23:59  |  Persian Kitty 09/10/07
  271.   The kid is right 00:15  |  Alan the real one 10/10/07
  272.   soccer thinker 00:16  |  rico 10/10/07
  273.   # 43 Yep, I would`t mind to see you all gone to alla 00:20  |  Misha 10/10/07
  274.   German Jews: Drop Iranian-born soccer player who won`t play in Is 00:22  |  THE CHOSEN PEOPLE 10/10/07
  275.   Steve #240 00:23  |  David Israel 10/10/07
  276.   # 137 I very much agree, it is imposible to find a .... 00:35  |  Misha 10/10/07
  277.   WHO THE HELL NEEDS HIM 00:36  |  PalestniansAreA Myth 10/10/07
  278.   Freedom 00:38  |  Hans 10/10/07
  279.   Re 200 Ahmed to the beauty of women in our lands. 00:40  |  Alan the real one 10/10/07
  280.   I don`t need a guy named Hannah to tell me 00:41  |  Real Palestinian 10/10/07
  281.   Jake # 256 re: hannah 00:47  |  American in NY 10/10/07
  282.   To Haaretz 00:47  |  Persian Kitty 10/10/07
  283.   # 141 Well, Makaka, that is absurd... 00:49  |  Misha 10/10/07
  284.   Quit the Crying 01:02  |  Larry 10/10/07
  285.   Ahmadinejad Never talked of Military Attacks on Israel 01:04  |  Matt 10/10/07
  286.   Haaretz and Hamas Hannah 01:06  |  Larry 10/10/07
  287.   #5..Hannah 01:17  |  Nemesis 10/10/07
  288.   #46..Gray..exactly right 01:19  |  Nemesis 10/10/07
  289.   #64..Chris Linthwaite 01:21  |  Nemesis 10/10/07
  290.   #233 Martha 01:29  |  Sarah 10/10/07
  291.   Who Cares 01:34  |  Bretware 10/10/07
  292.   #152 Markus 02:00  |  Albert 10/10/07
  293.   #262 02:01  |  Elizabeth 10/10/07
  294.   # 4 Semsem. THEN THE ERMANS SHOULD RESCIND HIS CITIZENSHIP. 02:21  |  Kath` 10/10/07
  295.   and what happened to my response to Persian Kitty? 03:11  |  Jason from colorado 10/10/07
  296.   POOR ( IRANIAN) 03:15  |  david 10/10/07
  297.   Ashkan is the Man. 03:21  |  Amir 10/10/07
  298.   he would have trouble visiting his family in Iran 04:23  |  hipolito dormal 10/10/07
  299.   US boycotted the Olympics 04:30  |  Lynn 10/10/07
  300.   Iranian-born 06:05  |  samuel 10/10/07
  301.   Persian Kitty 06:23  |  Westwell 10/10/07
  302.   Persian Kitty (2) 06:38  |  Westwell 10/10/07
  303.   Adel 06:41  |  Geoff 10/10/07
  304.   He will have problems to return to Iran! 06:47  |  Moises 10/10/07
  305.   #195 Eddy 07:40  |  Roxana from ran 10/10/07
  306.   His Passport 07:46  |  Mike 10/10/07
  307.   Hannah = a hoax 09:46  |  Robert B 10/10/07
  308.   Yes, the Ziomafia wants to force somebody to go to the country 09:46  |  Andreas 10/10/07
  309.   ASHCAN 17:35  |  Stephen Mayo 10/10/07
  310.   racism in world futbal 19:46  |  TAZ 10/10/07
  311.   122: Ok, Lintthwaite as dropped "hypocrisy" for outright lies 20:01  |  David Teich 10/10/07
  312.   128: Avrum must be Satmar 20:05  |  David Teich 10/10/07
  313.   KEEP SPORTS AND POLITICS SEPARATE 20:38  |  taz 10/10/07
  314.   what the... 00:19  |  lars 11/10/07
  315.   Ali Daei played in Israel 09:47  |  Fortuna Benmayor 11/10/07
  316.   Not a Man of Values- Moises #304 04:15  |  Joshua 12/10/07
  317.   Labhras #143 04:21  |  Joshua 12/10/07
  318.   Persian Kitty - Sports Player 04:34  |  Joshua 12/10/07
  319.   Hannah #5 Your shrewishness was lacking... 04:37  |  Joshua 12/10/07
  320.   Lynn #68 04:39  |  Joshua 12/10/07
  321.   why keep a player... 02:22  |  nlb 19/10/07
  322.   this is stupid 03:36  |  Nihat 15/04/08
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