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Protest against tennis player

John Minto, with the loud hailer, speaks outside the ASB Tennis Centre in Auckland on 7 January 2010. He was among those protesting against the presence of Israeli tennis player Shahar Peer at the ASB Classic Tournament. The protest centred on Israel's treatment of Palestine.

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David Green, Government and sport – Politics of sport, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/41722/protest-against-tennis-player (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by David Green, published 20 May 2013.