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From the Liveblog of Wednesday, September 16, 2015

Culture minister wants to nix funding for Bnei Sakhnin

16 September 2015, 7:33 pm

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Culture and Sports Minister Miri Regev will act to change laws on state support for sports clubs, following reports that Bnei Sakhnin, an Arab league team, recently received a $1 million donation from Qatar, a country Israeli calls a state sponsor of terrorism.

Regev spoke this evening with Oded Tira, head of the National Sports Council. She agreed to hold an urgent meeting with him and other relevant authorities in order to review the standards by which clubs receive state support.

Culture and Sports Minister Miri Regev seen at the opening of the Jerusalem Film Festival held at Sultan's Pool, outside the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem, on July 9, 2015. (Hadas Parush/Flash90) — Culture and Sports Minister Miri Regev seen at the opening of the Jerusalem Film Festival held at Sultan’s Pool, outside the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem, on July 9, 2015. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)

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