On Wednesday, U.S. President Donald Trump announced the nation’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, revealing the relocation of the U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. As expected, this shift in Washington’s policy prompted simultaneous counter demonstrations across majority the globe, with most of it focused specifically…
Originally published in TheseFootballTimes. The Crimean War of 1850’s, the World War II and the Arab-Israel Wars in the mid 1900’s resulted in many Palestinians taking refuge in neighboring countries like Jordan and Syria. But, many are not aware of the fact that approximately 500,000 individuals had somehow…
Let’s face it. The chaos that has long existed within Palestine threatens the Middle East, and most importantly, the Palestinians themselves. This needs no explanations, no examples and no justifications. It is crystal clear and well-chronicled, often with other heartbreaking images. However, in recent years the tide has…
Deportivo Palestino – A prestigious club in the Chilean first division based in Santiago gives you an idea of how the Palestinians have integrated into the Chilean community. Attending their games, one will notice a Palestinian feel to the atmosphere with the crowd waving the Palestinian flag and…
Over the next few months, you will read a lot about Palestinian football, because after those few months ahead marks the first time that the Palestinians will be a part of the continent’s biggest football tournament. Mainstream media will pick up on the Cinderella-like story of the Palestinians…
An emotional debate over the presence of a Palestinian flag in a stadium drew me in. Dundalk Football Club from Ireland, with a capacity of 4,500, recently made the headlines featuring European football watchdog – UEFA. On July 17th, in their Europa League qualifier loss against Hajduk Split,…
20-yr-old Ahmad Mohammad al-Qatari, an up and coming footballer with Al-Amari Youth Center based in the Amari Refugee Camp in Ramallah was hoping to be picked up by a Palestinian football club prior to the 2014 – 2015 season. Sadly, that will not be the case. Ahmad was…
Nothing quite humanizes the image of a brand like bringing people from various struggling nations/regions together, as Coca Cola does in a recent video released in regards to the World Cup. There are some who would revel over basic aspects of the atmosphere including the less than impressive…