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Israel | Bnei Sakhnin, by cultivating football, hopes to harvest peace
A small Arab Israeli town of 25,000 residents, nestled in a lower Galilee valley among fig and olive orchards, with an illustrious history and a difficult present, has become world famous within the past three years—all thanks to its soccer team.
A new documentary film, Sons of Sakhnin United, examines Bnei Sakhnin’s place as a bridge builder in divided Israel.
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On Feb 7, co-editors John Turnbull and Alon Raab appear on Only a Game from WBUR-Boston. Of The Global Game: Writers on Soccer, host Bill Littlefield says, "I'm a soccer fan. If you are, too, this is the book for you." Go to website »
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In football it's hard to be racist. Racist people tend not to know the other, but in football you share things. (Lilian Thuram, "A Defender Off the Pitch Too," Financial Times, 1 Jun 08)
