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UAE Denies Israeli Tennis Player Visa

Peer would have been first Israeli to compete in country

By Matt Cantor,  Newser Staff

Posted Feb 15, 2009 1:05 PM CST

(Newser) – The United Arab Emirates denied an Israeli tennis player a visa to compete in a tour in Dubai, preventing her from becoming the first Israeli athlete to play professionally in the country, CNN reports. Dubai could lose its World Tennis Association membership over the incident,...   Read full story »

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