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Belgian Soccer Shows Anti-Semitic Bias Gary Fitleberg, November 23, 2004A Belgian Jewish soccer team filed a police complaint after anti-Semitic insults were hurled at players. Members of the Maccabi Brussels youth team were greeted with anti-Semitic chants on Oct. 30 when they arrived to play FC Harem, a mainly Turkish team also from the Brussels area, La Libre Belgique reported Wednesday. The referee briefly stopped the match to warn the Haren players to cease the chanting, or he would be forced to call off the game. Following the match, parents and players continued the abuse, shouting "Heil Hitler" at the Jewish team. Maccabi officials also wrote to the Belgian Football Association to condemn the incident. Gary Fitleberg is a Political Analyst specializing in International Relations with emphasis on Middle East affairs. Copyright © 2004 Gary Fitleberg
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