Driving the conversation this morning: Islam El Shehaby’s snub of Israeli competitor Or Sasson has officially jumped the shark. Writes Bret Stephens for the Wall Street Journal: “If you want the short answer for why the Arab world is sliding into the abyss, look no further than this little incident. It did itself in chiefly through its long-abiding and all-consuming hatred of Israel, and of Jews.” The corrosive impact of anti-Semitism aside, that’s literally the intellectual high point of Stephens’ argument.

Not making headlines in the WSJ: El Shehaby has been sent home in shame by the Egyptian Olympic Committee, according to a widely picked-up Reuters story. And, of course, we got a lecture, too: “As well as a severe reprimand [to El Shehaby], the [Olympics’ disciplinary committee] has asked the Egyptian Olympic Committee to ensure in future that all their athletes receive proper education on the Olympic Values before coming to the Olympic Games.” Forget about the fact that the Egyptian Olympic Committee had already warned El Shehaby before he left Cairo not to pull a stunt, as we’ve previously reported.

Elsewhere in Reuters: David Blumberg and his company’s ambitious grain project gets some love.