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Saturday, March 30, 2024
Judoka Sagi Muki says anti-Israel protesters in Japan stole his uniform jacket
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Israeli judoka Sagi Muki says pro-Palestinian demonstrators protesting against Israel stole the jacket from his national team judo uniform when he confronted them in Japan.
In a video, Muki says he decided to speak with the protesters after coming across the “pro-Hamas demonstration,” as he was upset “they are ignorant” about the ongoing war in Gaza triggered by Hamas’s October 7 terror attack.
“I tried to explain [to them], to fight for the truth and the State of Israel,” Muki says. “It was much harder than training, it exhausted me, but we won’t give up.”
הג׳ודוקא שגיא מוקי מספר: ״בוקר קשוח פה ביפן. נכנסתי להפגנה של תומכי חמאס כדי להסביר שהם לא מבינים כלום – ואז לקחו לי את חליפת הג׳ודו. לא נוותר להם״ pic.twitter.com/IWPTbY442Y
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According to Muki, some of the protesters snatched his judogi and ran off with it. An earlier photo shows him pointing to the Israeli flag on the uniform above his heart, while standing in front of the demonstrators.
Muki did not say he responded, but vowed “to continue representing Israel in the international sphere.”
The Times of Israel Community.