'Flashing a toothy grin w/ a sniper rifle in Israel on a trip sponsored by Friends of the IDF is so horribly offensive. They’ve recently slaughtered 100s of unarmed Palestinians w/ those rifles,' writes activist Shaun King
992 surfers rode the waves in Herzilya to demonstrate against the future construction of a gas rig on Israel's Mediterranean coast
The Israeli waiter's identification with his country is so strong that even a Messi fan like him found himself booing the Argentinean star after he canceled a game in Jerusalem
As the World Cup opens in Russia under a pall of criticism, here are other examples of soccer getting roped into political conflicts, for good or bad
In 1934, Egypt's finest soccer player, El-Tetsh, led the national team to qualify for the World Cup – in a game in the heart of the first Hebrew city
Israel did not qualify, but there are still Jewish highlights in Russia
Contrary to popular belief that Germany was behind the penalty shootout idea to settle tied soccer cup games, a letter proves that it was actually an Israeli initiative
Joint U.S, Mexico and Canada bid defeats Morocco in vote in Moscow; in separate vote, Palestinians fail in effort to allow FIFA to suspend countries over human rights violations
In the public diplomacy battle with Palestinian soccer chief Jibril Rajoub, Miri Regev lost – and that's what ticks off Israelis the most
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