Friday, June 05, 2015

Steve Kerr versus David Platt: Israel in US sports

I don't follow American sports (or Arab sports for that matter), but Michele is an avid sports watcher. She was telling me about the US media celebration of the Israeli soldier, David Platt, although the man makes his loyalty to Israel very clear.  She also knows of my love and admiration for the late Malcolm Kerr and his widow, Ann.  US media have been celebrating David Platt's service in the Israeli terrorist army.  The New York Times cites this: "an American-Israeli who served in the Israeli Defense Forces and is on a first-name basis with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu".  The paper also makes the loss of Steve Kerr who lost his father when he was in college equal to the loss of Platt because the latter's parents divorced.  Anything to generate sympathy for an Israeli in this lousy paper.  

PS Steve Kerr was born in Beirut and speaks Arabic, by the way.  He also was heckled during his days at Arizona State when Zionist hoodlums would chant "PLO.PLO" when he played.