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Shlomo Sharaf: "Did they make me a racist? Panama is known for bananas. I don't want to end it like this"
The commentator referred to the storm surrounding the things he said about Abdiel Arroyo in an interview with Walla!
Sports: "If someone is hurt, I am willing to apologize to them. I grew up on socialism and human love. Who said banana is a symbol of racism? When I coached the team I was told we must go there and taste the bananas."
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Maccabi Petah Tikva
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Saturday, October 31, 2020, 10:25 p.m.
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Shlomo Sharaf is angry and hurt.
For hours he has been sitting at home in Moshav Gan Haim surrounded by his children and grandchildren and does not understand how they made him the most infamous man in the country because of two words.
"Am I a racist? Will I be accused of racism?" He said painfully in an interview with Walla!
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"About what? Who determined that a banana is a symbol of racism? Has anyone heard my version? Everyone has already decided that my statement was racist. Why?".
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"Well you understand? Exactly the same thing. Ogbonna made a throat slitting motion, so I said he should sit in a cage. They took it to a racist place while I meant he should sit in a cage, sit in jail if he makes such movements."
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Shlomo Sharaf in a special interview: "Did they make me a racist? Panama is known for bananas. I do not want to end like this"
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Because when you tell a brown-skinned player to go eat a banana, you can conclude that you are comparing him to a monkey eating bananas.
"Whoever hears the broadcast again will understand what it was. I was so angry at the player who kicked instead of delivering and doing the third I said I was in place of Guy Luzon, I would take him out and also stay with nine players because a player was sent off before. Then Jonathan Cohen told me he was from Panama So I replied that he should go eat bananas. Do you know why? Because when I was coaching the Israeli national team 25 years ago, I was offered to play against the Panama national team and was told that there are no bananas in the world like in Panama. It sat in my head all these years that Panama is known for bananas. He's going to eat bananas. Like I would say about an Israeli who missed going home to eat chickpeas. Exactly the same thing. Wait, Panama is in Africa who might suspect I meant a racist segment? "What did I do to make them say that? I do not even associate bananas with racism in my mind."
You have previously commented on Zito Ogbonna.
"Well you understand? Exactly the same thing. Ogbonna made a throat slitting motion, so I said he should sit in a cage. They took it to a racist place while I meant he should sit in a cage, sit in jail if he makes such movements."
Do you feel persecuted?
"Why should I feel that way? Why should I be persecuted? Did I hurt someone? Did I do harm to someone?".
"If anyone is hurt, I apologize and I'm ready to say it to a four - eyed player everywhere. But before that you're welcome to check out that in Panama great bananas are grown all over the world and that's why I mentioned this fruit."
Arroyo (Photo: Liron Moldovan)
Maccabi Petah Tikva were also injured for the player.
"If anyone is hurt, I apologize and I'm ready to say it to a four - eyed player everywhere. But before that you're welcome to check out that in Panama great bananas are grown all over the world and that's why I mentioned this fruit."
Suspended commentary on the sports channel as a result.
Are you afraid that this is how you will end your career?
"I received a letter and a notice of suspension. I really hope to return soon and of course I do not want to end like this. It hurts me very much that this is what came out of this statement with racist affiliation. I really do not understand why bananas are linked to racism? White people do not like bananas? About me? "
Zvika Sharaf is one of the few who was quick to protect you.
"Because Zvika is a man and he is a friend. Zvika knows me. I grew up on the Labor Party. On socialism and the love of man. I was made a racist?"
Soccer League 2020/21
Group
Mash
Netz
A.
Hp
Gates
Nk
1
Maccabi Petah Tikva
4
3
0
1
2-6
9
2
Maccabi Netanya
3
2
0
1
3-12
6
3
Maccabi Haifa
2
2
0
0
2-5
6
4
tax.
Ashdod
3
2
0
1
2-3
6
5
Hapoel Kfar Saba
4
2
0
2
7-5
6
6
Urban Kiryat Shmona
3
1
2
0
2-4
5
7
Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv
3
1
1
1
5-6
4
8
Beitar Jerusalem
2
1
1
0
1-2
4
9
Hapoel Beer Sheva
3
1
1
1
5-4
4
10
Maccabi Tel Aviv
3
0
2
1
4-3
2
11
Hapoel Hadera
2
0
1
1
3-2
1
12
Hapoel Tel Aviv
3
0
1
2
5-2
1
13
Hapoel Haifa
3
0
1
2
4-1
1
14
Bnei Sakhnin
2
0
0
2
10-0
0
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