Watch: Israeli Wins Gold in Abu Dhabi, but Organizers Refuse to Raise Flag, Play Anthem SourceJTA Two Israelis won medals at a judo tournament in Abu Dhabi, but tournament organizers refused to play the customary national anthem of the medalists. Tal Flicker stood on the podium to receive his gold medal in the men’s under-145 pound category on Thursday, the first day of the Grand Slam…

SourceJTA Two Israelis won medals at a judo tournament in Abu Dhabi, but tournament organizers refused to play the customary national anthem of the medalists. Tal Flicker stood on the podium to receive his gold medal in the men’s under-145 pound category on Thursday, the first day of the Grand Slam… Watch: Israeli Wins Gold in Abu Dhabi, but Organizers Refuse to Raise Flag, Play Anthem Israeli Judo Champion Tal Flicker-טל פליקר just won gold, but that didn't stop United Arab Emirates from trying to humiliate him by stripping him of his Israeli Judo uniform (Israelis were forced to wear International Judo Federation uniforms) stripping him of the national flag raising (They raised the International Judo Federation flag instead) and stripping him of our national anthem, Hatikva, (instead they played the anthem of Judo federation) But they could NOT strip him of his pride and his patriotism. Watch as our champion Tal Flicker sings Israel's national anthem Hatikva alone while they tried to make a spectacle of his win.