James M. DorseySep 26, 20166 minIsraeli-Palestinian struggle returns to the soccer pitchBy James M. Dorsey Human Rights Watch (HRW) has accused world soccer body FIFA of allowing FIFA-sanctioned matches to be played on...
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. DorseyMay 20, 20165 minPlaying politics: The AFC gets tied up in knotsBy James M. Dorsey Two recent incidents involving the refusal of Arab teams to play their Palestinian counterparts on Palestinian soil...
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...