Read the latest update in regard to the "controversy surrounding the offer of a proposed trip to Israel for the new NBA champs the Toronto Raptors, from one of their co-owners Larry Tanenbaum" in July 1, 2019 article by Marion Kawas in Mondoweiss, Sport-washing and the Toronto Raptors
Kawas reports that "the Canadian BDS Coalition, which began a petition the day following the Raptors victory, have officially requested clarification from all of the team’s owners (Bell 37.5%, Rogers 37.5% and Tanenbaum’s company Kilmer Sports 25%) as to whether such a visit is under consideration or has already been approved." No response has been received as of yet.
She also points out that Tanenbaum, one of the founders of the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs in Canada, "also took an NBA delegation to Israel in 2017, a visit that produced a rather awkward video put out by the Israeli PM’s office featuring a meeting with Benjamin Netanyahu. So, although Tanenbaum’s announcement that “If we win the NBA championship, I will come with the Toronto Raptors to visit the Holy Land” seemed incongruous to many at first glance, there was ample reason to take it seriously."
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