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This is an interesting slant but I disagree with the analysis. Instead of viewing soccer-related violence as the inverse of "geopolitics", I would say rather that nationalist and racist acts of violence become magnified by membership in right-wing football ultra support groups. However, he does state below that the Beitar members of la familia are racist against Arabs. greg http://www.tabletmag.com/jewish-news-and-politics/178232/soccer-thugs-in-jerusalem "If you want to understand the gruesome murder of 16-year-old Muhammed Abu-Khudair in the hands of six young Israelis last week, don’t turn to Bibi or the Bible or Hamas or Abbas: turn to Beitar Jerusalem, the favorite soccer team of Israel’s undivided capital <http://www.haaretz.com/news/national/.premium-1.603453>. All six suspects are fanatical Beitar fans. According to an Israeli police officer familiar with the investigation, who spoke to Buzzfeed <http://www.buzzfeed.com/sheerafrenkel/six-israelis-arrested-for-murder-of-palestinian-teen-had-cri> on condition of anonymity, members of the murderous cabal are all affiliated with La Familia, a small group of several thousand Beitar fans known for their anti-Arab opinions and a more general penchant for thuggery. The six met at a soccer-related rally, the cop said, and decided to expand the scope of their hooliganism as far as they could, resulting in the murder of Abu-Khudair a short while later." ________________________________________________ Send list submissions to: Marxism@lists.csbs.utah.edu Set your options at: http://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
