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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,...

Israeli raid on Palestinian soccer association signals dangerous hardening...

...of Israeli-Palestinian battle lines Palestinian and Israeli fans clash By James M. Dorsey A soccer brawl in Israel’s politically most...

Mounting Israeli-Palestinians tensions reverberate on the soccer pitch

Beitar Jerusalem fans By James M. Dorsey Mounting tension between Israel and Palestinians on the occupied West Bank and in East Jerusalem...

Soccer and militant Islam intersect in incidents across the Middle East

Tunisian soccer player-turned-jihadist Nidhal Selmi By James M. Dorsey A successful soccer player near the peak of his career, 22-year...

Final whistle for football diplomacy? (JMD quoted in The Gulf)

Final whistle for football diplomacy? September 2014 Covert GCC-Israel trade links go back many years, but in a complicated regional...

Qatar invests in Israeli soccer despite Gaza and war of words with Jerusalem

By James M. Dorsey Qatar is emerging for the second time in a decade as the only Arab state without a peace treaty and diplomatic...

Israeli pitches: A tale of racism, bigotry and double standards

By James M. Dorsey If Israeli soccer pitches are any indication, Israeli attitudes towards Palestinians do not bode well for US Secretary...

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