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Militant Jerusalem fans challenge founding principle of Israeli foreign policy

Militant Jerusalem fans challenge founding principle of Israeli foreign policy

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Feb 24, 2013
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Beitar fans insist that their club remain racially pure (Source: Reuters)

By James M. Dorsey

When militant supporters of right-wing soccer club Beitar Jerusalem last month vowed to keep their team pure in protest against the hiring of two Chechen Muslim players they went beyond what are usually accepted expressions of racism in Israel to unwittingly chall…

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