RIYADH: On Jan. 20, an intervention by UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin prevented Israeli forces from taking over the Aida refugee camp football pitch outside Bethlehem, but now Tel Aviv is targeting another arena.
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Less than a month later, Israel is threatening to demolish the Umm Al-Khair Stadium in Masafer Yatta, in the West Bank.
“UEFA saved one pitch in the West Bank. Israel is demolishing another,” read the cover of Game Over Israel’s latest Instagram post.
The latest move illustrates why this situation is not simply about saving one or two stadiums, but one which critics of Israel argue is designed to encourage settler expansion and make life increasingly difficult for Palestinians.
