Soccer Dad's Middle East Media Sampler

Here's Soccer Dad's Middle East Media Sampler for Friday, February 1.

1) Reflected attitudes

The New York Times reported, Some Fear a Soccer Team’s Racist Fans Hold a Mirror Up to Israel:


The angry, defiant exchanges that punctuated Tuesday night’s
unusually tense game here came amid intense protests by Beitar Jerusalem
supporters over the team owner’s plans to recruit two Muslim players