Arabs and Jews celebrate the World Cup in Jerusalem
Maayan bin Hamo
Dozens of Jewish and Arab children participated in a special football match on the occasion of the World Cup in the Old City of Jerusalem; Who is the winner?
JERUSALEM - The door of Hebron in Old Jerusalem on Wednesday became a football site for the penalty shootout against the walls of Jerusalem and the Tower of David, in which Jewish and Arab children participated. On the festive occasion, which included the presentation of the semi-final of the World Cup, dozens of children from all of Jerusalem participated, who tried to score a goal and get the title of "king of the penalty shootings in Jerusalem."
The event was organized by "All of Jerusalem", organized by Jews and Arabs from Jerusalem, in cooperation with the Tower of David Museum. Iyad, a resident of Beit Safafa and an activist in the association, said: "When you participate in a meeting and look at the other in an equal way, you are ready to hear each other and to know the common humanitarian aspect. There are a lot of concerns, but dating can get rid of them. " About two hours later, Maher Abu al-Hawa, 13, from al-Tur neighborhood, was the winner.
After the penalty shootout, the participants saw a presentation of the semi-finals between England and Croatia against the background of the old town scenes. "After years of meeting songs in both Arabic and Hebrew, and the games of table games, we decided to celebrate together the football matches that bring together people in the world a lot. To celebrate the most important World Cup matches, "said Dor Omadi, co-director of Kolna Jerusalem. "Half the show was in Arabic and the other in Hebrew. We want people to hear the other language. "
"In 2014, despite the rockets and whistles, the World Cup matches were presented to the Jerusalemites in the Museum of David," said the director of the Tower of David Museum. The love of sport has meant that Jerusalemites - Arabs, Jews, Muslims, Christians, secular and religious - will meet together to watch the matches together. We are pleased to have the opportunity to hold such meetings again. "
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