Beitar Jerusalem is better known in international football circles for the racist escapades of its supporters than for the excellence of its sports results.
The emblematic club of the Holy City, with the flag stamped with the menorah, the seven-branched candlestick, languishes this season in the depths of the standings of its national championship which it has not won for thirteen years.
And he never managed, on a European level, to cross the preliminary rounds of the Champions League.
The reputation of his fans, however, has crossed borders.
These ultras are distinguished by their anti-Arab racism and their commitment to the extreme right.
They call themselves the “Familia”, in reference to the Italian Mafia, are dressed in black and wear balaclavas so as not to be identified.
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The group emerged about 15 years ago at the end of the Second Intifada marked by military operations in the Palestinian Territories and terrorist attacks in Israel.
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