Inside Beitar Jerusalem, One of the World's Most Racist Soccer Clubs

A fascinating new book explores the rise and fall of Israeli soccer’s most infamous team, and how it arguably mirrors the fortunes of Jerusalem as well

Adrian Hennigan
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Of all the fatuous comments made by politicians, the one that should generate the most eye-rolling is the demand not to mix sports and politics. Sports are politics. Much like Donald Trump and a bottle of self-tanner, the two have always been inseparable.

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