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Kanye to headline London festival; major sponsors drop support, Starmer raises concerns

Mon, 06 Apr 2026 05:48:40 +0000

Drinks giants Pepsi, Diageo pull Wireless Festival sponsorship; British PM: Booking of rapper with history of antisemitism 'deeply concerning'; Jewish group calls for West to be banned

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Trump pardons British billionaire, Spurs soccer club owner Joe Lewis for insider training

Thu, 13 Nov 2025 16:44:57 +0000

Lewis, who is Jewish, pled guilty last year for passing info on his portfolio of companies to associates; was fined $5 million, ordered to serve three years of probation

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Tottenham soccer fans welcome ex-hostage Emily Damari to stadium

Mon, 12 May 2025 08:42:05 +0000

Hundreds greet lifelong fan when she arrives to see her team play at London home ground; Emily releases 59 yellow balloons, calls for release of remaining captives from Gaza

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Tottenham soccer fans celebrate release of hostage Emily Damari

Mon, 27 Jan 2025 09:07:54 +0000

Spurs, Chelsea, Arsenal supporters set aside intense rivalry to celebrate as they cover up Damari 'kidnapped' posters with new stickers celebrating fellow fan's release

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Freed hostage Emily Damari thanks London’s Tottenham Hotspur soccer team, fans for support

Wed, 22 Jan 2025 13:01:45 +0000

Spurs fans created a chant 'She's one of our own,' released hundreds of yellow balloons during games in call for dual UK citizen's release from Hamas captivity

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Israel’s Manor Solomon signing for top Premier League soccer team Tottenham

Sun, 02 Jul 2023 20:15:53 +0000

Move would make Solomon the most high-profile Israeli soccer player in the English league, as he joins a team with a traditional Jewish following

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Ex-Ireland, Tottenham soccer star Robbie Keane joins Maccabi Tel Aviv as head coach

Mon, 26 Jun 2023 10:38:57 +0000

Former top flight player due in Israel with his coaching staff within days; says: 'We have confidence in our ability to do what is necessary to prepare team for coming season'

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England’s Arsenal soccer club probing ‘disturbing’ antisemitism involving its fans

Wed, 18 Jan 2023 22:48:07 +0000

Premier League team reports pair of antisemitic incidents at game against Tottenham and nearby pub, denounces behavior

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Daily Briefing Aug. 16: Tweet leads to UN dismissal; UK soccer adopts survivor story

Tue, 16 Aug 2022 11:04:35 +0000

US correspondent Jacob Magid discusses reaction to a post on rocket fire, plus Kushner's book, as environmental reporter Sue Surkes reveals her father-in-law's Holocaust legacy

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AS Roma beats Tottenham in Haifa soccer game; Messi and PSG meet Israeli nonprofit

Sun, 31 Jul 2022 02:57:24 +0000

Italian team outscores English rival 1-0 in Haifa; Argentinian superstar and teammates meet with humanitarian group Save A Child's Heart ahead of Sunday game in Tel Aviv

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Top international soccer stars descend on Israel for weekend of matches

Sat, 30 Jul 2022 13:04:41 +0000

England's Tottenham play Italy's AS Roma in pre-season friendly in Haifa on Saturday, before PSG, with superstars Messi and Neymar, take on Nantes in French Super Cup in Tel Aviv

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How a Tottenham Hotspur soccer player saved my father-in-law’s life

Tue, 26 Jul 2022 17:10:15 +0000

And why, in tribute to defender Bert Sproston's simple, world-changing act of humanity 84 years ago, 7 members of our family will go to see London team play Roma in Haifa on Sat.

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Daily Briefing July 24: To reduce carbon, kelp may help; who gets monkeypox vaccine?

Sun, 24 Jul 2022 11:23:13 +0000

Environment reporter Sue Surkes on climate crisis solutions and her family's soccer connection; health correspondent Nathan Jeffay notes that fist bumps don't protect against COVID

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English soccer fan fined, banned from games for Nazi salute he said was a wave hello

Fri, 29 Apr 2022 06:31:36 +0000

After initially claiming misunderstanding, Shay Asher admits to racially aggravated offense during match between Newcastle FC and Tottenham

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British Jews love soccer. So why are there no Jews in the Premier League?

Thu, 24 Mar 2022 05:07:16 +0000

Jews’ increasing ubiquity behind the scenes at the pitch has been mirrored by their near-total absence on it

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