Published: 10 June 2017
Last updated: 4 March 2024
Part One - Football in the Holy Land: 5,000 miles from Heaven – 30.05.17
James speaks in Herzliya with members of Israel's Official Liverpool FC Supporters Club. "It’s this connection between a man and a football club. You can't explain it.’
Jibril Rajoub, president Palestine Football Association (James Montague)
Part Two - Football in the Holy Land: The Green Line –31.05.17
James visits Beitar Givat Ze'ev Shevi FC, one of the Israeli settlement teams at the centre of a dispute between FIFA, the Israeli and Palestinian football federations, their respective governments and even international human rights organisations; and then Jibril Rajoub in Ramallah. ‘'Why are you stopping people from playing football here in Givet Ze'ev? People live here. Abandoning football from a certain place is like abandoning a basic right from any human being.’
Mahmoud Wadi, the Palestinian superstar trapped in Gaza (James Montague)
Part Three - Football in the Holy Land: the superstar locked in Gaza – 01.06.17
James visits the Gaza Strip, where conditions for the Palestinian players are worse than in the West Bank. ‘I've lost so many opportunities.’ Includes video [6:36].
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