Controversial Israeli soccer club may be litmus test for UAE soft power ploy
By James M. Dorsey An Emirati offer to invest in Israel’s most controversial soccer club could serve as a figurative litmus test of hopes...
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James M. Dorsey
May 27, 201611 min
Putting One’s Ear to the Ground: Rumblings of Mounting Discontent
By James M. Dorsey (Lecture at MEI Conference: The Middle East Peace Process After the Arab Uprisings) When Jeremy Bowen, the BBC’s...
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James M. Dorsey
Oct 17, 20154 min
Israel suspends Israeli-Palestinian encounters on the pitch
By James M. Dorsey The Israel Football Association (IFA) acting on orders of the police has suspended what it calls ‘sensitive’ matches,...
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James M. Dorsey
Oct 12, 20154 min
Racist Israeli soccer fans in the firing line
By James M. Dorsey Israel’s most notorious soccer fan group, La Familia, known for its militant racism against Palestinians, Arabs and...
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James M. Dorsey
Sep 6, 20155 min
Israel’s fault lines spill onto the soccer pitch
Source: YnetNews/Oz Mualem By James M. Dorsey Israel’s multiple fault lines – secular vs religious, Jewish vs Palestine and controversial...
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James M. Dorsey
Aug 5, 20155 min