Organisers of the Dubai women's tennis tournament were on Friday fined 300,000 US dollars by the WTA Tour after the United Arab Emirates refused to grant a visa to Israeli player Shahar Peer, the WTA said in a statement.
"The actions taken today are intended to redress the wrongs suffered by Shahar Peer, who was victimized by an unjust policy of discrimination by the UAE," WTA Tour chairman Larry Scott said.
"These actions are also intended to send a clear message that our Tour will not tolerate discrimination of any kind and that we will never allow this situation to happen again, in the UAE or elsewhere."
If the WTA wanted to send a clear message to the tournament organisers they would cancel it.
If the WTA wants to right the wrongs suffered by Shahar Peer they would cancel it.
If the other players on the tour had any principles they would boycott it.
Can you imagine if Shahar Peer was black or a Palestinian instead of a Jew?
This is just a nod and a wink – 300k is pocket change to these clowns – by allowing the tournament to continue the WTA is condoning anti-Semitism.
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