Saturday, December 11, 2010

Jordanian-Palestinian Soccer Clashes

Clashes erupted at a soccer game in Jordan as the Palestinian Widhat beat the Jordanian al-Faisali team. (Footage of the clashes here) This isn't just an average soccer fight, it's a boiling over of tensions between displaced Palestinians and Jordanians that's been going on for decades. As my good Palestinian friend summarized this morning: "It's not like we want to be there."

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