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Marty York: Jewish athletes still facing hateful slurs despite warnings to fans

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Accompanying the abhorrent increase of antisemitism globally in the past couple of years has been a conspicuous spike in insulting, hateful slurs aimed at Jewish athletes by fans in the stands.

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Those in charge of ensuring enjoyable experiences at professional games are wrestling with ways to combat this lamentable trend.

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“We want to ensure that belligerent fans aren’t taking away from the other fans or players who can’t help but hear these types of negative remarks,” Stuart Ballantyne, president and chief operating officer for Rogers Place in Edmonton, told me in an interview. Rogers Place is where the National Hockey League’s Oilers play their home games.

“We have come up with ways to deal with this and we have ejected individuals who have engaged in this type of offensive language. In a few cases, we have had to ban these fans for a full........

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