Truly Stupid Bigotry

I remember once when a southern Klansman refused a blood transfusion because the hospital could not guarantee that it was free of "colored blood."
This sounds every bit as stupid to me.

Israel has cancelled plans to send a 150-person rescue mission to Sri Lanka after the devastated island objected to the military composition of the team.
The delegation - including 60 soldiers - had been due to set off on Tuesday to help after Sunday's tsunami disaster.