...is known as the football club of the Left sabbat hunter ..... many fans of the team also value the ideal that a club should be owned by its fans, and not businessman. Social and ideological causes, and values such as equality, fair play, denouncing violence, and coexistence, are also emphasized.
Now contrast this with Beitar Jerusalem.....from your article :
Hapoel is often seen as a contrast to Beitar Jerusalem, its illustrious neighbor, which draws more nationalist fans.
Last season, Beitar was fined and docked points by the Israeli Football Association because of racial abuse by some of their supporters.
In its Europa League defeat at Belgian side Charleroi earlier this month, some of its fans were heavily criticized for violent behavior and more racist chanting. The club's owner, Eli Tabib, was so disgusted by the incident that he immediately put the club up for sale, while one of the team's sponsors withdrew from its deal.
CNN contacted Beitar Jerusalem for comment on their work in the community and the comparison to Hapoel, but has yet to receive a reply.
From todays news : ..........
Beitar fans hold up sign with neo-Nazi imagery
Spectators at soccer game between Beitar Jerusalem and Hapoel Tel Aviv hold sign bearing slogan associated with European neo-Nazi organizations.
David Ben Shimol
Published: 08.25.15, 23:48 / Israel News
Jerusalem police has opened an investigation to find those behind the preparation and hanging of a sign with imagery reminiscent of neo-Nazi movements at Teddy stadium in Jerusalem during Monday's soccer game between Beitar Jerusalem and Hapoel Tel Aviv.
The sign, featuring the words "Good night left side" and a drawing of a man kicking another man lying on the ground, was seen held up by fans in the stadium's east balcony, where passionate Beitar supporters sit.
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There is no escaping politics in "this part of the world" sabbat hunter.....not even with something as simple as kicking a ball around .
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