Cellcom, an Israeli telecommunications company, recently launched the following ad campaign:
Sadly, I was never fortunate enough to see one of these touching matches during my time in the West Bank. It gives me hope to think that despite the fact that Palestinians are locked in what is effectively an open-air prison, they still have a sense of lighthearted playfulness.
The only thing that I’ve ever had thrown in my direction from the IDF was a canister of tear gas when the checkpoint into Jerusalem became too crowded.
Stung the eyes, made it hard to breathe. Foul play, guys. That’s what we call bad sportsmanship.
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September 19, 2009 at 10:46 am