Talk:Maccabiah bridge collapse

Eligibility
The rules for the games say that competitors must be Israeli citizens or non-Israeli Jews. Does that mean Arab Israelis are allowed to compete, and if so, do they? I feel we should clarify that. SlimVirgin talk| contribs 23:57, 23 August 2009 (UTC)


 * The main article says yes, with this source.  SlimVirgin  talk| contribs 00:08, 24 August 2009 (UTC)
 * I assumed that "Israeli citizens" would understandably include Arab citizens of Israel, but if you believe it should be expressly stated in the article I don't see anything wrong with that. Cla68 (talk) 01:41, 24 August 2009 (UTC)

Austrians?
As I remember this story, a couple of Austrians were injured. Since they didn't die, and most stories about this are written in Australia, they get forgotten. Maybe this is wrong, but the news stories at the time definitely mentioned Austrians.

Where were the Austrians? I had thought they were marching in English alphabetical order, so the first Austrians were stepping onto the bridge when it went down. The article says the Austrians crossed first. Is this Hebrew alphabetical order? Was there anyone ahead of the Austrians?  Randall Bart    Talk   21:59, 8 October 2010 (UTC)

WPMED
I have removed the WikiProject Medicine banner because it appeared irrelevant to the article. Thanks, A NG C HENRUI Talk♨ 15:45, 10 October 2010 (UTC)

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Number of injured
Is there a reliable source to verify the exact number injured in the disaster? This one says "over 70", while another says "more than 60". Bjenks (talk) 16:16, 11 May 2020 (UTC)
 * A source has been offered, viz. Bruce Maddy-weitzman's "Middle East Contemporary Survey" Vol.21, p.438. However, it does not make clear whether the figure 67 represents injuries or deaths + injuries. Anyway one would expect a reliable source to be directly based on cited police, hospital or court reports. If a good source cannot be found, my suggestion is that we stick with the phrase "over 60". (Agreed.) Bjenks (talk) 05:23, 12 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Done per agreement. Bjenks (talk) 05:35, 13 May 2020 (UTC)