Arab Israeli soccer teams begin match with tribute to victims of Oct. 7 Hamas onslaught
Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief
A November 8, 2023, friendly match between soccer teams from the Arab towns of Umm Al Fahm and Kafr Qasim begins with a moment of silence for the victims of the October 7 Hamas massacre. (Israel Football Association/Facebook)
A recent friendly match between soccer teams from the Arab towns of Umm Al Fahm and Kafr Qasim began with a moment of silence for the victims of the October 7 Hamas massacre, the Israel Football Association says.
Association board member and Umm al-Fahm team owner Muhammad Abu Alam says in a statement that he jointly made the decision to hold a moment of silence along with his Kfar Qasim counterpart Bilal Badir.
“Out of great pain that has not let up, we expressed the deep partnership and unity of all of us in a symbolic act of a minute’s silence in memory of the fallen. Wishing for better and beautiful days, for Arabs and Jews alike,” says a statement from Abu Alam.
