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Shahar of Justice

17-Feb-10

Who remembers Shahar Peer? At the 2007 Australian Open, Peer became the first Israeli woman to reach the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam event.
In February of 2009, though, the young lady was prevented from playing in the Dubai Tennis Championships, after being denied a visa by the United Arab Emirates. Reason? Because that particular [...]

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Dubai: Why Andy and not Shahar?

22-Feb-09

Something’s really shitty is happening when one player from Israel gets bumped at a tennis tournament and another is allowed to play. Such is the case at the annual Dubai Tennis Championships when Israeli female tennis star Shahar Peer was denied a visa to play there, while her male colleague, Andy Ram, was able to [...]