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B’nai Brith Outraged over Reported Canadian Funding for Iranian Soccer Team

May 23, 2022 VANCOUVER – B’nai Brith Canada is deeply troubled by information that Canada Soccer will fund the Iranian Football Federation $400,000 to cover the team’s expenses for an exhibition match in Vancouver on June 5, 2022. Canada Soccer, which is largely subsidized directly by the Canadian Government and therefore by Canadian taxpayers, has agreed to the …

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Soccer Hooligans Intimidate Israelis, Jews in France and Poland – B’nai Brith Canada

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By Tevy Pilc Staff Writer/Researcher B’nai Brith Canada Hostility was the behaviour of choice this past week for soccer hooligans aimed at an Israeli team in France and Jews in Poland. It began in France on Thursday, August 25, when AS St. Etienne played host to Beitar Jerusalem in a Europa League playoff game. Beitar supporters …

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Palestinian Activists Call For Israel’s Expulsion From FIFA

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By Jordan Zaitchik B’nai Brith Canada Far-left, political activist group Gush Shalom and Palestinian official Jibril Rajoub have called on Israel to ban its soccer clubs in Judea and Samaria. Gush Shalom has threatened to get Israel expelled from Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) if it does not disband the clubs. On July 26, founding member of Gush …

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