The dismissal of the talented players of Maccabi Dimona, Sean and Roy Solomon, until the end of the Portugal project and the cancellation of their outstanding athletes status continues to give its signals in the southern team, which lost 28:23 on Friday to Hapoel Hevel Eilot, and surprisingly remained in last place with zero points.
In the city of Dimona, it is well understood that the removal of the Solomon brothers, due to their decision not to go with the team to the Portugal project, could be a fatal blow to the club in general and the brothers in particular, who were considered prominent players in Israel's young teams.
Following this, the club filed an appeal to the Supreme Court through Adv. Yiftach Ibn Ezra.
"Throughout the years, the owners of their two trips and the arrival of the two to the national team training were their parents and the appellant, who supported them over the years, out of a desire to drive the young teams and play a key role in the industry," the appeal said.
"The cost of the trip has reached tens of thousands of shekels over the years, without any claim or grievance on their part. Participating in the team was a great privilege for them."
Aliyah celebrations from two years ago.
There Were Times, Photo: Hadar Van Kula, Handball Association
The appeal letter further claims that the union's general manager that evening approved the club's chairman to include the players in the game against Hapoel Kiryat Ono (with a WhatsApp photo attached that allegedly proves things).
On September 29, the decision was announced, and Adv. Ibn Ezra writes that the committee thought it was a "set of excuses" and that the union "could not force participation in the project, but their non-participation in it violates the union's rules."
On October 7, the disciplinary hearing in the case took place, and according to Adv. Ibn Ezra, "the honorable judge refused to look at the correspondence and even refused to allow the appellant's chairman to read them as they are from his phone, in chronological order by date."
Dimona's activity is not limited to appeal.
Last week, Mayor Bnei Bitton sent a scathing letter to the Minister of Culture and Sports, Hili Trooper, in which he wrote, among others, Maccabi Israel CEO Naor Galili, as well as senior members of the association. Bitton added that "these are two outstanding athletes, some of the best and most talented at the age of their peers." .
The mayor of Dimona added that the committee that recommended the punishment "does not exist in the union and without powers, no disciplinary action was taken on behalf of the union against the players or the association, and no written decision was forwarded to the association and players."
Bitton also writes in his letter that "On the third Sunday in October, a home game was played in which Maccabi Dimona hosted Hapoel Kiryat Ono. .
He said that after discussions with the union's general manager and ombudsman, the players were returned to the lists - and they participated in the game.
