“Jews are not white” No Pericles, whites are not Jews! Jews have been very active for thousands of years trying to keep themselves separate from us. It’s a pillar of their culture.

Where does this magical line in the sand appear in your books? Would you accept Muslim only Universities? What about Aboriginal only Rugby league teams in the NRL? What about a country only for whites?

Dude, you are talking about a sports club that aligns itself with a religion. In fact, religious affiliation is in its constitution, and so is it's aim: To promote, encourage and co-ordinate Jewish sporting, cultural and recreational activities.

http://www.maccabi.com.au/const.pdf

It's not an arbitrary decision to exclude non-Jews, it's to ensure that all the clubs that adopt the constitution abide by it. They're not excluding Australians, nor are they excluding white people, as both of these groups are certainly represented within these clubs.

Grow up and grow a brain.

The way I look at this particular case is to focus on it 's unique factors .

According to the web site posted comments. They seem to indicate that there ARE current non Jewish members and they will be rendered in eligible. To my thinking this retro active action is clear evidence of an intention to exclude. I think the previously members in good standing have a case of being discriminated against.

I draw a clear distinction between a police club or RSL on the grounds that the distinction based on a common action and not race or creed.

The second reason is based on my humanism I deplore any discrimination based on race or creed full stop REGARDLESS of who or what the club is.

To me this is a particularly short sighted action of the this club.

They will both lose good members but alienate many more community people.
Not only will this action effect at prosaic communities level but also the political .
On one hand Jews claim victim status in “THE Holocaust” in that it was the consequence off mass discrimination. Now they will be seen as happy to be the discriminator both on a political, religious and now sporting basis.

Excluding on the basis that he/she is Argentinian / wrong religion is unequivocally wrong. But if he is excluded from playing on the basis he would give a particular club an unfair advantage; I see this as reasonable within the judgment of the benefit to all the clubs in the group.
Gender bias is a separate issue and not relevant here as it can be taken in a wider context if you like a cultural catch up.

What are you talking about bugsy? Didn’t you read the article I posted? They are having an active cull to get rid of all the non Jewish people in their clubs! Its called discrimination! The whole point of the thread is to discuss the fact that a group of people who blow the trumpet of equality so loud are now changing their tune to suit their own agenda! I am sure once they have pushed this through and it is safely under the covers they will go back to being victims of white anti semitism again.

Sorry bugsy but the only thing you have contributed to this thread is your ignorance.

Did you read the article and their constitution EasyTimes? You know, the one they adopted 25 years ago?

Bugsy
Insults aside, The constitution has been avoided for this period of time then there is legal principal to then strike that exclusivity out of the constitution. It can also be read that the objectives aren't specifically excluding non Jews and therefore there is another legal precedent.

Let's be clear here there is a few fundamentalists now trying to take over the club and are now interpreting the rules to support their perceptions. Well that's the way I read the circumstances and I'm sure many others will too. In short internecine club politics.