Israel's High Court Says Saturday Fencing Matches Discriminate Against Athlete

Arutz Sheva reported yesterday on a recent religious discrimination decision by Israel's Supreme Court. The Court has ruled that a decision by Israel's Fencing Association to reschedule a competition from Friday to Saturday constitutes religious discrimination against Yuval Freilich, a young Jewish athlete whose religious observance precludes his participation on the Sabbath. The court held that either Freilich must be allowed to compete on Saturday night after the end of the Sabbath, or else he must be awarded a technical victory in any competition held on Friday night or Saturday so that he can advance in the competition without violating his religious beliefs. [Thanks to Joel Katz for the lead.]