Unbelievable

Yeah, I mean, I do think it's a bit insensitive to have the guy who was convicted for criminal negligence in helping to cause the death of four Australian athletes and injuring 70 in the bridge collapse at the 1997 Maccabiah games to be reinstated as member of the Maccabiah World Union Executive.

And I don't blame the Australian delegation one bit for not wanting to stay in the Maccabiah Village that this guy is managing.

The MWU is not even trying to defend itself:

Neither Maccabi World Union nor Yoram Eyal responded to Anglo File's questions regarding Eyal's participation in the opening ceremony of the 17th Maccabiah in July. "It's a very sensitive issue and we have decided not to give a response," is all that MWU spokesperson Yonat Zwebner said.

Said the head of the Australian delegation:

The way we see it, it's like putting a convicted bank robber in charge of the bank. We don't want him to be destitute, but it's a bit obscene to have him back involved in an event for which he was found to be criminally negligent. It's so obvious that the guy shouldn't be there, it's almost incomprehensible.

It most certainly is.