[quote=“mickee321, post: 849557, member: 367”]Huge game tonight in Jerusalem as Beitar play Hapoel TA at 9pm ( local)
This game brings together everything that is wrong and right with Israeli society since the country was founded.
The Ashkenazim / Mizrachim divide is never more polarized than tonight, Hapoel founded by wealthy Russian immigrants with an ultra socialiast kibbutz mindset still today have a predominantly white support of European origion. Hapoel is the team of the labour party who strive to keep Israel lawful, civilized and European controlled
Beitar, who historically represent North African, Iraqi and Persian Mizrachim with the huge chip on their shoulder who still today feel they are second class citizens in the country since they arrived in the 60’s are the biggest ,most supported, most hated and notorious club in the country.
Beitar also have never signed an arab player even tho the supporters of the club are the closest to arabs you will see , Hapoel on the other end have multiple arab footballers but sign very few Mizrachim , yet claim not to discriminate
Tedi in Jerusalem is sold out tonight and has been for a long time, if I was jewish I simply couldn’t support Beitar because of my background but ill tag along tonight anyway with the folks .
With regard to the game, Beitar 15/8, Hapoel 11/8 is a fair representation, Hapoel are stuttering this season and Itai Shecter hasn’t really going since he returned from Swansea, Venezuelan international center half Andres Tunez from Celta Vigo and Ibrahim bangura from bursaspor have steadied beitar and recent results are showing signs of improvement, Beitar simply cannot loose tonight, if they do Jerusalem will be ransacked, im backing them anyway 15/8[/quote]
Good man mickee. No idea what happened but my account has extra cash!