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Dubai Praises Israel

Your man-bites-dog story of the day

by
Marc Tracy
March 02, 2010

The International Cricket Council, the Dubai-based world governing body of the sport, recognized and honored the Israel Cricket Association for a cross-border initiative aimed at bringing Israelis and Bedouins together through shared love of running to and from wickets (that is how you play cricket or something, right?).

This on the same day that Dubai announced that Israelis and suspected Israelis will not be allowed to enter the city. Cross-border, indeed!

Marc Tracy is a staff writer at The New Republic, and was previously a staff writer at Tablet. He tweets @marcatracy.