James M. DorseySep 21, 20204 minControversial Israeli soccer club may be litmus test for UAE soft power ployBy James M. Dorsey An Emirati offer to invest in Israel’s most controversial soccer club could serve as a figurative litmus test of hopes...
James M. DorseyMay 27, 201611 minPutting One’s Ear to the Ground: Rumblings of Mounting DiscontentBy James M. Dorsey (Lecture at MEI Conference: The Middle East Peace Process After the Arab Uprisings) When Jeremy Bowen, the BBC’s...
James M. DorseyOct 17, 20154 minIsrael suspends Israeli-Palestinian encounters on the pitchBy James M. Dorsey The Israel Football Association (IFA) acting on orders of the police has suspended what it calls ‘sensitive’ matches,...
James M. DorseyOct 12, 20154 minRacist Israeli soccer fans in the firing lineBy James M. Dorsey Israel’s most notorious soccer fan group, La Familia, known for its militant racism against Palestinians, Arabs and...
James M. DorseySep 6, 20155 minIsrael’s fault lines spill onto the soccer pitchSource: YnetNews/Oz Mualem By James M. Dorsey Israel’s multiple fault lines – secular vs religious, Jewish vs Palestine and controversial...