{"id":3483,"date":"2009-02-19T12:23:32","date_gmt":"2009-02-19T17:23:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/?p=3483"},"modified":"2009-02-19T12:23:32","modified_gmt":"2009-02-19T17:23:32","slug":"fuae-or-fubai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/fuae-or-fubai","title":{"rendered":"FUAE (or FUBAI)"},"content":{"rendered":"

I know it’s gotta burn my mom’s ass that there’s a big “Fly Emirates” logo on the jersey of her favorite FC<\/a>, but she’s gotta be happy that the UAE has caved and will now allow Andy Ram<\/a>, an Israeli doubles-tennis player, to participate in an ATP tournament in Dubai.<\/p>\n

Weirdly, the ESPN article (derived from Reuters & AP) treats the ban on Israelis as though it’s a UAE response to the fighting in Gaza, and not, y’know, long-standing official policy. (Allegedly, they’ve been loosening up a little, partly in response to Dubai’s growth in the diamond trade).<\/p>\n

But keeping the surreal quotient high:<\/p>\n

On Wednesday, Swedish authorities said that Sweden and Israel will play their first-round Davis Cup tennis match in an empty arena next month because of security concerns.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Anyway, I still won’t do PR for Malaysia<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I know it’s gotta burn my mom’s ass that there’s a big “Fly Emirates” logo on the jersey of her favorite FC, but she’s gotta be happy that the UAE has caved and will now allow Andy Ram, an Israeli doubles-tennis player, to participate in an ATP tournament in Dubai. Weirdly, the ESPN article (derived … <\/p>\n

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