The Israeli women's national basketball team says one of its stars might be kept out of the European championship because of a disagreement over her religious observance and the team uniform...Naama Shafir is an Orthodox Jew who wears a T-shirt under her jersey because Jewish modesty rules require her to cover her shoulders.
International basketball regulations require all members of a team to wear the same uniform. Organizers of the championships in Poland this month have informed the Israelis she will not be able to play with her T-shirt. Shafir said Thursday she won't play without it.
An Israeli appeal to a world basketball panel in Geneva was rejected on technical grounds on Wednesday and the deadline for more appeals has passed.
Naama:
Hey, if Iran can play in modest garb:
After all, Naama is not wearing a different color that may confuse.
It's a T-shirt for crying out loud.
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It's silly to regard the T-shirt as constituting a distinct uniform, but, as a temporary expedient, would the less observant women be willing to wear T-shirts too? Then they would all be wearing the same uniform by any definition.
funny
the ncaa allows players to wear a t-shirt under their uni...not everyone in the team has to
Apparently the other girls would feel restricted by the T-shirt (what about solidarity with your team mate??). Why can't they make a new shirt for the whole team, one with ultra-light yet 100% opaque sleeves?
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