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By Katie Price

For the first time in my life, I felt unwelcome at a North London derby

The antisemitism that we all know has been festering erupted onto me

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January 16, 2023 18:13

LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 15: General view outside the stadium prior to the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal FC at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on January 15, 2023 in London, England. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)

Jewish hospital in Sao Paulo treated football legend Pelé in his final days

The hospital has been recently rated as the 17th best in the world by Forbes magazine

By Paul Cainer

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January 4, 2023 17:00

General view of the Albert Einstein Israelite Hospital entrance, where Brazilian football legend Pele is hospitalized in Sao Paulo, Brazil, taken on December 26, 2022. (Photo by NELSON ALMEIDA / AFP) (Photo by NELSON ALMEIDA/AFP via Getty Images)

West Ham boss David Gold dies aged 86

The joint-chairman of West Ham United spoke proudly of his Jewish heritage

By Georgia L Gilholy

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January 4, 2023 16:14

LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 09: West Ham United Chairman David Gold poses for photographs prior to the Emirates FA Cup Third Round match between West Ham United and Wolverhampton Wanderers at Boleyn Ground on January 9, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)

Palestinian footballer lamented by Lineker was Hamas terrorist

The soccer star tweeted that the killing of West Bank gunman Ahmed Daraghmeh was ‘awful’

By Georgia L Gilholy

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December 23, 2022 17:25

Palestinian footballer lamented by Lineker was Hamas terrorist

The Jewish 'Gooooooaaaaaal' commentator whose parents fled the Holocaust

Lionel Messi led Argentina to victory, and Andrés Cantor led the emotional celebrations

By JC Reporter

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December 19, 2022 17:24

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It’s odd to be backing same team at the World Cup as Hamas, say Moroccan Jews

Some tell the JC of their pride at the team reaching the semi-final this week, others voice unease over the team identifying itself so prominently with the Palestinian cause

By Natalie Lisbona

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December 15, 2022 12:26

Morocco's defender #18 Jawad El Yamiq waves the Palestinian flag after his team the Qatar 2022 World Cup Group F football match between Canada and Morocco at the Al-Thumama Stadium in Doha on December 1, 2022, to advance to the round of 16. (Photo by NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA / AFP) (Photo by NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA/AFP via Getty Images)

Chabad, Hamas and bagels in Doha: My Qatar Shabbat experience

The World Cup host is an anxious and uncertain place to be Jewish says Josh Glancy

By Josh Glancy

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December 1, 2022 12:55

Chabad, Hamas and bagels in Doha: My Qatar Shabbat experience

It's too late to complain about a World Cup in Qatar, says David Dein

The Jewish brains behind the Premier League says people should go to Qatar and enjoy the games

By Ben Bloch

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November 24, 2022 12:14

It's too late to complain about a World Cup in Qatar, says David Dein

Martin Lewis shares experience of antisemitic abuse from football fans

The Money Saving Expert tweeted that after he was abused, no other passengers would make eye contact with him

By Ben Bloch

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November 22, 2022 12:35

Martin Lewis shares experience of antisemitic abuse from football fans

Arsenal star Gabriel Martinelli wins £100 in Jewish school raffle

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Indonesia stripped of hosting U-20 World Cup after calls to ban Israeli team

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BBC: Gary Lineker to step back from MOTD following '1930s Germany' firestorm

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