Israeli Soccer
Add to Lightbox DownloadRifaat "Jimmy" Tourk, a major soccer star in the 1970s and 1980s is seen in Jaffa, Israel, Feb. 1, 2006. Tourk, an Israeli-Arab, born in Jaffa, played on the national team. Fans and players would yell at Tourk, "Go play in Lebanon!" and "Your place is not here with us!" Current Israeli football star Abbas Suan, an Israeli-Arab, still faces criticism and racism resulting from the unsettled conflict between the Israelis and Palestinians.