Beitar Jerusalem Fans Boo Yitzhak Rabin Tribute
By Tom Dunmore • Nov 8th, 2007 • Category: Politics and Economics • 3 responsesBeitar Jerusalem have never fielded an Arab player, and from what I’ve read from some of their ultras, they’re pretty darn pleased with that fact. So it comes as little surprise that they heckled a tribute to the late Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, assassinated twelve years ago by an ultra-nationalist who opposed Rabin’s signing of the Oslo Accords with the Palestinians.
Israel’s soccer federation on Thursday banned fans of the Beitar Jerusalem team from two home games as punishment for heckling at a tribute this week for the late Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin.
The boos and whistles at the ceremony marking 12 years since Rabin was assassinated sparked an uproar even in a society known for its sometimes rowdy and boisterous behavior.
I’d love to report that the booing came from just a few misguided folks, but Israeli commentators suggest it was widespread.
Tom Dunmore is the editor of Pitch Invasion.
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Dude.
You’re overcompensating after the thesis thing.
Slow down.
Leave stuff for us slightly less committed bloggers to write about.
No, I was overcompensating for nervousness ahead of the Fire game last night. Of which we shall never speak again on these pages.
And hey, think it of it all as a favour so you don’t have to write about minutiae of Kansan soccer.
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