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  Welcome to Beitar Jerusalem   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Beitar's presence on the web began in 1995, with the first soccer fan site in Israel opened in 1995.
In October 1996 we were the first Israeli team to open an official web site, and we celebrated this important achievement by winning the championship...
There is also a large photo gallery which you can probably enjoy despite the language barrier.
www.beitar-jerusalem.org.il /lang/english   (136 words)

  
  - Beitar Jerusalem
The emblem of Beitar Jerusalem Football Club, Israel's most popular soccer team, is printed in yellow, fl and white on the front side of the tshirt.
The movement was established in 1923 by Zionist students in Riga, Latvia, chaired by Zeev Jabotinski, the leader of the Revisionist Zionists, head of Beitar and spiritual father of the freedom movement.
Beitar stood for educating youth to support a national Jewish state on both sides of the Jordan River, the ingathering of the exiles, and the negation of the socialist ideal for the furtherment of liberal principals.
www.a-zara.com /pe-T-shirts-51-5100-3518.htm   (297 words)

  
 Beitar Jerusalem FC - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Beitar's association with the Revisionist Party quickly brought them into conflict with the British authorities of that time, as well as the fans of Hapoel Jerusalem, a team connected with the Jewish socialist Israel Workers Party (Mapai) in the years 1939-48.
Beitar soon made headlines the wrong way for the first time during a 1975 match against Hapoel Petah Tikva, one of the best teams historically, when their fans charged the field and attacked Hapoel PT players and fans.
Beitar finished 3rd in the league and qualified for the Uefa Cup at the end of the 2005-2006 season.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Beitar_Jerusalem_FC   (1907 words)

  
 slurs   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Beitar Jerusalem has long had the biggest and baddest following in Israeli sports, with a reputation for intense devotion and a repertoire of chants — including "Death to Arabs" and "terrorist, terrorist" — that leave little to interpretation.
"Beitar Jerusalem's rabble (and it is only some of the fans of the team) gives Israeli football, and through it, the state of Israel, a disgustingly racist character," the newspaper said in an editorial.
Beitar Jerusalem's former play-by-play radio announcer, Elihu Ben-Onn, blamed a small segment of the crowd for the bulk of racist chants.
www.polytechnic.org /faculty/gfeldmeth/slurs.html   (1172 words)

  
 Israel 1992/93
Beitar Jerusalem 33 22 5 6 64-38 +26 71 Champions League, Intertoto 2.
Beitar Tel-Aviv 33 6 7 20 28-68 -40 25 relegated Results (incomplete) The games of rounds 23-33 were fixed by the standings after 22 rounds.
Beitar Tel-Aviv 33 6 7 20 28-68 -40 25 relegated Promotion/Relegation Play-Off: Held between the 11th team in the Leumit (Hapoel Petah-Tikva) to the 4th team in the Artzit (Maccabi Jaffa).
www.rsssf.com /tablesi/isra93.html   (357 words)

  
 Jerusalem Sports
The first Jerusalem club, Beitar Jerusalem has won the Israeli championship on several occasions.
The second team, Hapoel Jerusalem has been struggling in recent years and is in danger of dropping leagues at the end of the present season.
Hapoel Jerusalem is the country's second ranked team, and plays in the local Malcha stadium.
www.jerusalemtourist.com /sport.htm   (211 words)

  
 Arabs Against Discrimination[Beitar Jerusalem holds at the top of the Racism and Incitement Index due to fans’ ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Beitar Jerusalem fans chanted “I hate Ahi Nazareth,” “I hate Bnei Sakhnin,” “I swear there will be no Arabs here,” “I wish your village would burn,” and “The Temple Mount is ours.” Fans also insulted the Prophet Mohammed throughout the match against Bnei Sakhnin.
A group of Bnei Sakhnin fans yelled harsh chants at Beitar Jerusalem fans during the national anthem.
After the first 16 weeks, Beitar Jerusalem heads the Racism and Incitement Index, with a score of -24, a huge jump over its score last week of -19.
www.aad-online.org /2005/English/1-Jan/22-27/25-1/1.htm   (517 words)

  
 Beitar fan says 'death to Arabs' and 'go Beitar' same thing
Jerusalem Magistrate's Court has handed down the first-ever conviction of a soccer fan for incitement to racism, for shouting "death to Arabs" during a December 2001 match in the capital.
Yosef Cohen, 33, shouted the insults with numerous other soccer fans at the end of a minute of silence marking the death a few days earlier of a Beitar fan in a terror attack.
The Jerusalem District Prosecution announced two weeks ago that it would step up the fight against racist behavior at soccer games.
www.fromoccupiedpalestine.org /node.php?id=1323   (282 words)

  
 premiership, GAA, Irish rugby, golf & more Irish sports news   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
JERUSALEM, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Striker Yaniv Katan was the only fitness doubt on Saturday as Israel named a 22-man squad to face Russia in a Euro 2008 qualifier in Moscow next weekend.
Defenders: Tal Ben Haim (Bolton Wanderers), Shimon Gershon (Beitar Jerusalem), Tomer Ben Yosef (Beitar Jerusalem), Omri Afek (Beitar Jerusalem), Roni Gafni (Beitar Jerusalem), Yoav Ziv (Beitar Jerusalem), Adoram Keisi (Maccabi Haifa), Klemi Saban (Steaua Bucharest).
Strikers: Yaniv Katan (Maccabi Haifa), Shlomi Arbeitman (Maccabi Haifa), Roberto Collautti (Maccabi Haifa), Omer Golan (Maccabi Petah Tikva), Toto Tamuz (Beitar Jerusalem), Amit Ben Shushan (Beitar Jerusalem).
home.eircom.net /content/reuters/soccer/9000027?view=Eircomnet   (270 words)

  
 AAD[Charges pressed against Beitar fan who threatened Muslim player Ndala]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The Jerusalem regional juvenile court indicted A.M., a 16-year-old Beitar Jerusalem fan accused of threat, racist incitement, and throwing stones at the team's bus.
At the end of the match in question, dozens of Beitar fans, including A.M., gathered on the outskirts of Haifa near Maxim Restaurant to pelt the team's bus with stones on its return to Jerusalem.
A.M. is being charged with racially motivated threat, inciting to racism, and threatening the life of a passenger on public transport.
www.aad-online.org /2004/Englishsite/Englinks/6-12en/2.htm   (406 words)

  
 Forty people injured as Beitar Jerusalem fans storm field at Teddy Stadium - Haaretz - Israel News
Beitar Jerusalem fans rushing the field at Teddy Stadium in the capital, in celebration of a league championship that became a near-certainty Sunday evening.
The incident occured at the end of the 2-0 Beitar victory in their home stadium over Hapoel Petah Tikva, which increased their lead at the top of the Premier League by eight points.
Beitar Jerusalem Chairman Eli Arazi said last night: "We agreed to meet and talk with the police, to analyze the events and to take action on the basis of this analysis."
www.haaretz.com /hasen/spages/856281.html   (646 words)

  
 Canadian Jewish News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The man gesticulating on the right is a Betar Jerusalem soccer fan who is venting his anger at the police for questioning the integrity of Gaydamak.
Gaydamak, who owns the Betar Jerusalem soccer team and also sponsors Hapoel Jerusalem basketball team, said that he was halting the funding after police recommended to the Jewish Agency that they decline a $50 million dollar contribution from him, as reported in the press.
Gaydamak originally decided to stop his contribution as he said he was very offended by the unjust accusations.
cjnews.com /viewarticle.asp?id=8222   (168 words)

  
 Beitar Jerusalem Football Club Photo Gallery by Marrozik at pbase.com
The Beitar Jerusalem Football Club is one of the most popular sports franchises in the Middle East, as well as one of the most controversial off the field.
Beitar Jerusalem is the second Israeli football team with the largest following, and the third largest of all of Israeli sports clubs.
23,000) in the Malkha complex in Jerusalem, nicknamed Gehinnom ("Hell") for the hostile atmosphere they present to visiting teams and their fans.
www.pbase.com /marrozik/football_club_beitar_jerusalem   (99 words)

  
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Last month UEFA prevented Israeli clubs from hosting matches on home soil because of the month-long war in the north of the country between Lebanese guerrilla group Hizbullah and Israel, which ended with a ceasefire on Aug. 14.
Tal Ben Haim (Bolton Wanderers), Shimon Gershon (Beitar Jerusalem), Tomer Ben Yosef (Beitar Jerusalem), Omri Afek (Beitar Jerusalem), Roni Gafni (Beitar Jerusalem), Yoav Ziv (Beitar Jerusalem), Klemi Saban (Steaua Bucharest), Dekel Keinan (Maccabi Haifa).
Yaniv Katan (Maccabi Haifa), Shlomi Arbeitman (Maccabi Haifa), Omer Golan (Maccabi Petah Tikva), Toto Tamuz (Beitar Jerusalem), Amit Ben Shushan (Beitar Jerusalem).
www.ynetnews.com /articles/0,7340,L-3297072,00.html   (285 words)

  
 Betar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Betar Movement (בית"ר, also spelled Beitar) is a Revisionist Zionist youth movement founded in 1923 in Riga, Latvia, by Ze'ev Jabotinsky.
Betar members played important roles in the fight against the British during the Mandate, and in the creation of Israel.
Betar sponsors sports clubs, the most notable is the popular Beitar Jerusalem football (soccer) club.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Beitar   (967 words)

  
 NJF Promotes Solidarity and Sportsmanship in Sports between Jerusalem's Beitar and Haifa's Maccabi Soccer Teams
A special dance ensemble comprised of Jerusalem's Hora Dance Troupe danced a specially choreographed performance to a song sung by Beitar's singer, Lee Fishman, who sang together with the crowd.
Drawing over a crowd of 20,000 fans from Jerusalem and Haifa, the crowd sang and cheered as the Dance Hora Troupe gave their special performance.
Arkadi Guydamak posed to have his picture taken with the Hora Dance Troupe and Beitar's singer while holding the NJF flag to express his solidarity with the project.
www.thenjf.org /release.asp?release=26   (155 words)

  
 BBC News | Football | Rangers bounce back from early shock
Rangers, rocked back on their heels by an early goal against Beitar Jerusalem, levelled the scores six minutes from the end.
He will back for the second leg at Ibrox and Rangers should be confident of getting through to the next round.
Beitar Jerusalem: Kornfein, Domb, Dery, Levy, Abukasis, Telesnikov, Shelah, Shitrit, Hamar, Sandor, Rehuben.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/sport/football/171320.stm   (301 words)

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