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Is “Death to Arabs” just another football chant? (Guest column)

Is “Death to Arabs” just another football chant? (Guest column)

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Apr 04, 2012
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Is “Death to Arabs” just another football chant?

This article was written for the Football Rascal blog.

“Mavet la ‘aravim” is Hebrew for “Death to Arabs” and is regularly chanted at football grounds throughout Israel. It was recently recorded being sung by some fans after a Beitar Jerusalem victory before the same fans turned on a couple of Palestinian me…

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