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	Hapoel Bnei Sakhnin FC - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Hapoel Ihoud Bnei Sakhnin FC (Hebrew: הפועל איחוד בני סכנין, Arabic: اتحاد أبناء سخنين) is an Israeli football club, and is based at Doha Stadium, Sakhnin.
		On January 29, 2005 Sakhnin fans rioted at Haifa's Qiryat Eliezer Stadium during a match against Hapoel Tel Aviv FC after a violent incident on the field between a team official and a referee, who earlier had shown red cards to two of Sakhnin players for vicious fouls.
		Sakhnin participated in the UEFA Cup of 2004/2005 reaching the first round after beating KF Partizani Tirana 6-1 on aggregate in the second qualifying round.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hapoel_Bnei_Sakhnin_FC (851 words)

	Al-Ahram Weekly \| Region \| 'The freedom to take our land' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Five decades of violence and intimidation against Sakhnin have achieved the desired result: the town has been stripped of its lands except for the ground on which the homes of its 25,000 inhabitants are built.
		Sakhnin's traumatic history is worth recounting, though its experience is little different from that of the dozens of other Arab communities in Israel.
		The government hoped to confiscate Sakhnin's lands on the pretext that they were not being cultivated; in the late 1960s Israel raised the stakes by planting landmines in the surrounding fields.
	weekly.ahram.org.eg /2003/632/re1.htm (1957 words)

	Al-Ahram Weekly \| Region \| One land, one people (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		While Palestinians gathered in Sakhnin to protest such 'indirect' confiscation, Palestinians in the occupied territories were marching against the more 'direct' expropriations embodied by Jewish settlements in or near Nablus, Hebron, Ramallah, Gaza and Ras Al-Amud in Jerusalem.
		As the marchers at Sakhnin climbed through the gorgeous Galilee countryside of cypress trees and eroded stone hills, several hundred of the younger members peeled off to throw stones at the contested military base.
		Thus, while the Sakhnin march was supported by sizeable contingents from Israel's Communist and Islamist movements, it was led by a gigantic Palestinian flag.
	weekly.ahram.org.eg /2000/476/re1.htm (994 words)

	Sakhnin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Sakhnin (Arabic: سخنين‎; Hebrew: סח'נין or סכנין) is an Arab city in northern Israel.
		During the 1948 Arab-Israeli war, Sakhnin surrendered to Israeli forces on July 18, 1948, during Operation Dekel, but was re-captured by Arab forces shortly afterwards.
		In 2003, Sakhnin's team, Bnei Sakhnin, became one of the first Arab teams to play in Israel's top soccer league.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sakhnin (286 words)

	Arab football team makes history for Israel - 16 August 2004
		Most of Sakhnin's 22,000 residents were loath to leave the relative safety of the country's northern Galilee region and venture into Tel Aviv, where there is a general mood of hostility towards Arabs, for the early stages of the competition.
		However, since Sakhnin earned their place in the UEFA competition by winning the State Cup in May against a Haifa side, the Israeli media has been arguing that the victory reflects a new atmosphere of coexistence between the country's Jewish majority and its one million Arab citizens.
		Today, overcrowded Sakhnin is surrounded on all sides by a military base, an industrial estate and a string of luxury hilltop Jewish communities, which have been given control of the town's lands.
	www.jkcook.net /Articles2/0208.htm (1147 words)

	Email from Sakhnin - 16 August 2004
		Sakhnin, a town of 22,000 Arabs in the country's northern Galilee region, has the poorest squad in the premier division.
		Sakhnin's fans were loath to venture into Tel Aviv amid the mood of hostility to Arabs, and Jews appeared reluctant to wave the Star of David flag in support of an Arab team.
		Today, overcrowded Sakhnin is hemmed in on all sides by luxury Jewish communities, which have been given control of the town's lands.
	www.jkcook.net /Articles2/0209.htm (659 words)

	Supportersclub FC Bnei Sakhnin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Bnei Sakhnin of Ittihad Ibnaa' Sakhnin, "zonen van Sakhnin", is een palestijns-Arabisch voetbalclub in Sakhnin in Galilea die symbool staat voor verbroedering in een door oorlog en geweld verscheurd gebied.
		Sakhnin is een 3500 jaar oude Palestijnse gemeenschap met 20.000 inwoners gelegen in het noordelijke Galilea, Israël.
		Bnei Sakhnin - Beitar Jerusalem 0 - 0
	www.fcbneisakhnin.nl (363 words)

	Brief History & Geography Of Sakhnin
		Sakhnin is a very old town, which dates back 3,500 years.
		Today there are over 20,000 inhabitants in Sakhnin and most of them make a living from business,light industry, and work in construction in the neighboring cities in the area.
		In the past, the local people were scared whenever they passed this grave during the night, while others used to kiss its walls and ask the dead Rabbi to heal them and their relatives because it was believed that the Rabbi used to heal people from certain diseases.
	www.palestineremembered.com /Acre/Sakhnin/Story256.html (738 words)

	IMRA - Friday, February 3, 2006 Sakhnin Spokesperson: Illegal Israeli Arab construction is different
		construction in Sakhnin was justified because the residents of Sakhnin have
		Sakhnin is, indeed, an ancient city dating back at least to the time of the
		Rabbi Shimon of Sakhnin are located in the city.
	www.imra.org.il /story.php3?id=28378 (160 words)

	Israeli football retains its unsporting image -- Middle East Times
		Bnei Sakhnin, who played at home in their newly-finished stadium funded by a donation from Qatar, were supported by roughly 5,000 fans, while around 300 Betar Jerusalem supporters traveled to see the game.
		Sakhnin, for example, received a suspended sentence in February 2005 after one of its directors, Sher Halaila, clashed with match official Alon Yefet at the end of a Premier League match.
		Most importantly, and most paradoxically of all, Bnei Sakhnin team captain Abbas Suan, who also plays for the Israeli national team, was hailed as an Israeli 'hero' in March 2005 when he scored the last-minute equalizing goal against Ireland in the World Cup qualifier, keeping the team in the running for a little longer.
	www.metimes.com /print.php?StoryID=20060113-105519-1670r (993 words)

	Keren Hayesod
		Two of its residents were also killed in the October 200o riots and Kikar Hashuhada (Martyr's Square) was built in the town in their memories, not far from the home of the team's boss, Mazen Ghnaim, who is regarded as a symbol of co-existence in the Israeli football arena.
		Sakhnin, however, was forced to move around and to host its rivals in Haifa.
		As Sakhnin produces a plethora of home-grown, relatively low-cost players, he was able to devote a large part of the club's budget to acquiring foreign reinforcement players.
	www.kh-uia.org.il /Crisisnew/artical2002/english/070604%20english.htm (1584 words)

	GAZING INTO A SOCCER BALL, CATCHING A GLIMPSE OF PEACE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Sakhnin, Israel ˜; The celebration roses are dying, but the silver trophy shines and the young men playing soccer between the olive trees have brought joy to the windy mountains of northern Israel.
		Sakhnin sits in the rocky hills near the Lebanese border.
		Known for its politically defiant streak, Sakhnin is building a memorial in a traffic circle to honor residents killed in 1976 protests against Israeli land policies.
	www.jfjfp.org /news62/62sakhnin.htm (1118 words)

	Jewish and Israel News from New York - The Jewish Week (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Bnei Sakhnin, a mixed squad of Arabs and Jews from a town too poor to build its own stadium, stirred a national sensation when it exploded with four second-half goals to win the title on May 18.
		Sakhnin, a town of 24,000 nestled in the lower Galilee, has one of the country’s highest unemployment rates.
		Sakhnin’s municipality is hoping to leverage the attention from the championship to lobby politicians to build colleges and government buildings in the town.
	www.thejewishweek.com /news/newscontent.php3?artid=9481 (1462 words)

	The Head Heeb: Land day
		Sakhnin is an Arab city of 25,000 people with a total land area of 9700 dunams, which works out to a density of more than 6500 per square mile.
		Its industrial zone is small and mostly outdated, and the municipal government - which is one of those currently protesting in front of the Interior Ministry for funds to close its budget gap - is perpetually short of tax revenue.
		Specifically, the municipality asked to annex 9000 dunams of unimproved land that was under the Misgav council's jurisdiction but not part of any incorporated town, and requested that one of the industrial parks slated to be built under the Galilee master plan be located on its territory.
	headheeb.blogmosis.com /archives/030958.html (2469 words)

	ESPNsoccernet - World - The Space Between
		The next day, Sakhnin, where two antigovernment demonstrators were shot dead in October 2000 at the outset of the second intifada, exploded again, this time with joy.
		Sakhnin's victory was a victory for the Arab minority, and for the majority of Israelis, who crave peaceful coexistence.
		Sakhnin hit a losing streak in the spring and was nearly relegated to the second division.
	soccernet.espn.go.com /feature?id=340249&cc=5901 (2468 words)

	ARTicles: Avi -- A lesson in citizenship
		Sakhnin is a provincial town of 25,000 inhabitants that provides services to a large rural area in the eastern Lower Galilee.
		The territorial strangulation the committee has imposed on Sakhnin is part of a zero-sum game that characterizes the state's attitude toward the Palestinian population since its establishment.
		The land issue, in Sakhnin and elsewhere, is an extremely dangerous barrel of explosives.
	www.16beavergroup.org /mtarchive/archives/001764.php (965 words)

	Identity takes center stage on Bnei Sakhnin's pitch - Haaretz - Israel News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Sakhnin prides itself on shunting identity ideologies to the sidelines.
		Sakhnin's vaunted inter-communal harmony is being tested to the limit.
		But on the most acute level of intercommunal hatred, Sakhnin is the current lightning rod for the strikes that Arab players and fans have had to take in their guts.
	www.haaretz.com /hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=509974 (1333 words)

	FC Bneisakhnin :: Nieuws :: Bnei Sakhnin - Maccabi Natanya 2-2 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Sakhnin stond op de laatste plaats in de competitie en had deze match dus maar al te graag willen winnen.
		De aanvallers van Bnei Sakhnin misten een aantal kansen, en ondanks Sakhnins overwicht op het veld, scoorde Natanya gelijkspel met een dubieuze goal: het was duidelijk buitenspel, maar de scheidsrechter bevestigde de goal toch.
		Alhoewel Bnei Sakhnin het spel in de tweede helft domineerde, maakte Masoudi, die vorig jaar voor Bnei Sakhnin speelde, maar nu uitkwam voor Maccabi Natanya, gebruik van een fatale vergissing van de verdediging van Bnei Sakhnin.
	www.fcbneisakhnin.nl /bericht/051126-bnei_sakhnin_maccabi_natanya_2_2.html (199 words)

	Welcome To Sakhnin
		Sakhnin was left relatively intact by the Zionists and it's currently being occupied by its original inhabitants.
		The Romans referred to Sakhnin by Sagane, and during Crusades period it was know by Zakkanin.
		An elementary school for boys which was founded by the Ottomans in 1888 in 1942 its highest class was up to 4th grade.
	www.palestineremembered.com /Acre/Sakhnin (265 words)

	FIFA.com The Official web site of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association
		Sakhnin are deep in the relegation zone five points from safety and with eight matches remaining until the end of the season the chances of staying in the top flight for a fourth straight campaign look slim.
		Sakhnin, the only Arab club in the 12-team league, have become the flagship team of Israel's Arab minority who number some 1.1 million, about a fifth of the population.
		Kadosh took over last September after Sakhnin lost their first three matches of the season under his predecessor Momi Zafran, but Kadosh's arrival was no more successful and they lost three more before gaining their first points.
	www.fifa.com /en/print/article/0,4039,115867,00.html (243 words)

	News and Media - Israeli Consulate, SF (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The soccer team of Bnei Sakhnin made sporting history on Tuesday night when it became the first Israeli Arab soccer club to win the State Cup (Israeli soccer championship) by beating Hapoel Haifa 4:1 at the Ramat Gan national stadium.
		In front of 35,000 spectators - the majority supporting Bnei Sakhnin, a town with a population of 21,300 - Haifa led 1-0 at half-time but Avi Danan, Lior Asulin and Gavriel Lima all scored during the second half to seal the victory.
		News of Bnei Sakhnin was broadcast on Al-Jazeera, and on Jordanian and Egyptian TV networks.
	www.israelemb.org /sanfran/News&Media/background/soccer.htm (215 words)

	Guardian \| 'We prove that Jews and Arabs can live together'
		Palestinians, Arabs and Muslims around the UK are wondering whether Sakhnin deserve their support: some may yet boycott the team which, after all, plays under the Israeli flag, fields Jewish players, employs a Jewish coach and sings the Israeli anthem before its international matches.
		Under their Jewish coach, Eyal Lahman, Sakhnin have adopted a defensively minded style which got them promoted to Israel's premier league for the first time at the end of the 2002-03 season.
		Danan, who is in his third season at Sakhnin, was not difficult to persuade: his brother already played there, and told him about the warm and hospitable atmosphere.
	www.guardian.co.uk /print/0,,5016058-103552,00.html (1321 words)

	The Ultimate Hapoel Bnei Sakhnin FC - American History Information Guide and Reference
		Sakhnin participated in the UEFA Cup of 2004/2005 reaching the first round after beating KF Partizani 6-1 on aggregate in the second qualifying round.
		Sakhnin's own fans have been at the center of controversy regarding acceptable behavior at games, mostly springing from the culture of obsession regarding football that has dwarfed the games themselves.
		On January 29,2005 Sakhnin fans rioted at Tel Aviv's Bloomfield Stadium during a match against Hapoel Tel Aviv after a violent incident on the field between a team official and a referee.
	www.historymania.com /american_history/Hapoel_Bnei_Sakhnin_FC (394 words)

	Discrimination Diary
		Sakhnin is a small Arab town north of Nazareth.
		Despite their experience of political protest, the community in Sakhnin were not expecting the harsh clampdown of Arab protesters in the demonstrations of the Al-Aqsa Intifada.
		Wafaa, a teacher from Sakhnin High School, spoke of the devastating effect that this events had on the children of Sakhnin.
	www.arabhra.org /publications/shortreports/shortreports001025.htm (1983 words)

	Israel Hasbara Committee
		After winning the Israeli Cup, Bnei Sakhnin football club was due to play against English Premier League team Newcastle United on 16 September and again on 30 September as part of the 2004 UEFA Cup competition.
		Israeli football club Bnei Sakhnin was due to play against English Premier League team Newcastle United on 16 September as part of the 2004 UEFA Cup competition.
		Sakhnin’s official football team - Bnei Sakhnin - was created in 1992 and quickly made its way up league competition until reaching the Premier League for the 2003-2004 season.
	www.infoisrael.net /cgi-local/text.pl?source=7/a/archives/230920041 (811 words)

	In Israeli Arab soccer team's triumph, a win for unity - The Boston Globe
		Yesterday, the Sakhnin team named their trophy the ''Peace Cup." The victory allows them to play next August against European teams in a major tournament.
		It is not only a victory for Sakhnin and for the 1.2 millions Arabs in Israel, but also a victory for peace," Abu Saleh said.
		Sakhnin won five matches in two months on the road to the final.
	www.boston.com /news/world/middleeast/articles/2004/05/20/in_israeli_arab_soccer_teams_triumph_a_win_for_unity?mode=PF (607 words)

	A stadium for Sakhnin - Editorials & Commentary - International Herald Tribune
		A modest new stadium in northern Israel may not sound like much, but when it houses an Israeli Arab soccer team that won the Israel championship in 2004, and when the major donor is a Gulf state, it's an encouraging story.
		Sakhnin, one of the towns in northern Israel whose Arab residents are citizens of Israel, was the site of deadly clashes in 1976 and 2000 between the police and Arabs protesting land confiscations.
		But these days, it's best known for its soccer team, Bnei Sakhnin, which became the first predominantly Arab team to break into the Israeli Premier League, in 2003, and went on to win the national championship.
	www.iht.com /articles/2005/10/14/opinion/edsoccer.php (352 words)

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