Dear Mr. and Mrs. Stoudemire,
I read about the treatment your son has been receiving from the Israeli Basketball Association and I am shocked. I would like to offer you an alternative and that is to send him to play baseball in Israel.
The Israel Association of Baseball is open to all. Among our nearly 1,000 players throughout the country, we have Jews, Christians and Moslems, boys and girls, we have Israelis, Americans, Australians, Canadians, and many more nationalities, several with foreign passports. All of these players play in our leagues around Israel on a daily basis without discrimination. Those who play on a high level are even able to play on our youth national teams and represent Israel in tournaments abroad.
Just as the great Michael Jordan made a switch from basketball to baseball, so do we believe that your son can too, and even more successfully. Israel baseball welcomes him with open arms. Please consider this invitation.
Yours,
Peter Kurz, IAB President -