The Penticton Western News reminded us of our great heritage with the 1955 World Champion Vees.
I was born in Oliver five weeks later and was told many stories and forced weekly to freeze on the wooden bleachers as my dad and his brothers watched their games. Even then, the media and sports experts were throwing negative comments around trying to garner support to stop them from going to Germany. The media was proved wrong and opinion making was interrupted, as our boys became heroes, world heroes.
The media knows they hold a lot of sway, just watch and read what they say about Israel. Unfortunately, ill-informed people believe them.
Before PM Netanyahu’s March 3 speech to the U.S. Congress we were flooded with unhealthy reporting. But in total contrast, and against what the Western media wanted their audience to believe, columnist Dr. Ahmed Al-Faraj wrote an article on March 2, in the Saudi daily Al-Jazirah, unquestionably supporting the Israeli PM.
“... since (Obama) is working to sign an agreement with Iran that will come at the expense of the U.S.’s longtime allies in the Gulf, I am very glad of Netanyahu’s firm stance and [his decision] to speak against the nuclear agreement at the American Congress despite the Obama administration’s anger and fury. I believe that Netanyahu’s conduct will serve our interests, the people of the Gulf, much more than the foolish behaviour of one of the worst American presidents. Do you agree with me?”
Well done PM Netanyahu, for you sought the peace of much more than just your country and personal interests. You are what a leader should be. I applaud you.
Terry Magnus
Penticton