Tennis Star Eugenie Bouchard in Israel: “I Love This Place”

Canadian tennis star Eugenie Bouchard was recently in Israel, posting her love of the country on Instagram to her 1.8 million followers (as well as on Facebook to her 1.5 million followers).

 

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I 💛 this place. Also you can see the vein I got anti doping in lol

A post shared by Genie Bouchard (@geniebouchard) on Oct 1, 2018 at 10:49am PDT

 

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This is the ultimate face/body mask 🤣🙊 I’ll let you know if it works…. One of the coolest experiences of my life. So grateful.

A post shared by Genie Bouchard (@geniebouchard) on Oct 6, 2018 at 11:17am PDT

 

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The Old City 🙏🏼

A post shared by Genie Bouchard (@geniebouchard) on Oct 7, 2018 at 9:45am PDT

Naturally, she received quite a bit of hate for this from the online Israel haters and antisemites. But Eugenie would have none of it, returning this passing shot for the win!

 

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Found something saltier than the haters

A post shared by Genie Bouchard (@geniebouchard) on Oct 6, 2018 at 1:20pm PDT

We have seen a few examples of celebrities and sportspeople backing down or deleting their pro-Israel posts after receiving such torrents of abuse. How refreshing to see one with the balls to stand their ground. Props to you, Eugenie!