It's very clear in their constitution as to what constitutes the eligibility of a member, examinator. The one they adopted before club incorporation. I see no conspiracy in what has appears to have become a national management in trying to get non-conforming clubs to maintain that constitution.

Now, who usually goes on about members obeying the rules of the club?

Oh no, we're white, we don't have to be Jewish to join a Jewish club.

Bugsy

Substance of argument dear boy Substance.

Re read my post I they want to run legal argument then there ARE TWO PRECEDENTS (principals) that could be mounted.

BTW I have a Jewish Daughter. So the point isn't that moot for me.

If you were having a shot at me it missed its point by the proverbial Country Mile the issues at stake are different and therefore the shot irrelevant at best Cheap/nasty and/or silly at worse.
To wit the rules I am on about are those determining palatable behaviour not under the terms of any plausible definition of Discrimination, legal or other wise.

The point of contention in this case is potentially legal, moral and PR. Like I said bloody minded actions by a few fundies.

To be clear Jews have fundies/fools like every other Creed (see cult definition). This topic is specifically about them. Comparison is a moot argument, a bit like claiming that although I was caught speeding other drivers were too so it's unfair (mitigation argument)...essentially I did the crime so Tough!

The shot was not at you examinator, and was intended to be as cheap as possible.

If we were to extend your analogy (and to turn the tables a little), I read what you are essentially saying is that we should argue that since many people speed, we should change the laws to accomodate them since the laws were probably morally wrong anyway, as evidenced by the number of poeple who ignore them.

In this case, non-compliant clubs under the banner of a common constitution not complying with that constitution.

Dear Easy Times,

I suspect that some of the Maccabi Football Clubs
are going to secede from Maccabi Aust. Incorporated (MAI),
rather then obey the instructions they've been given
to keep their Club membership strictly Jewish.

Frankly, I must admit that I am surprised by this stance,
because sport usually brings people together and crosses
all boundaries. Of course I don't know how large
their non-Jewish membership is around Australia. Perhaps
if their Jewish membership has not increased - they've
decided to make it exclusively Jewish.

I re-read the website that you gave in your opening post,
and there was one comment that got my attention. A poster
said that the Maccabi footballers play under the statutes
of FIFA. Article 3 - Non-Discrimination and Stance against
Racism clearly states that the - discrimination of people
on account of ethnic origin, gender, language, religion,
politics or any other reason is strictly prohibited and
punishable by suspension or expulsion.

I wonder if Maccabi Australia Incorporated (MAI) is aware
of this?

Dear Foxy,
I've recently become a member of the 'Macadamia Football Club'.
Not Maccabee - if you see?
The core point is that we do not play football at all.

We fly model aeroplanes instead.
Much more fun and no one gets hurt (except in scrabbling for beers afterwards).

It is much as you have suggested.

My mind does march along to the beat of a different drummer.

I wanted to comment on that other thread of yours - but such a shame, there was no room left.
Then whenever I want to reply to the sad sacks invading my freedom of speech page - I'm disallowed from further comment by the moderator.
I checked out Graham Young. I begin to believe he thinks I'm a Commie.
He may be right. I do not believe that gives him the right to censor my comments.
What says Foxy?

Dear Non Farmer,

Can I borrow your punctuation mark?