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Exciting: Hapoel Jerusalem played a game for the mentally handicapped Israel today

2022-04-10T17:10:06.290Z


The team that is fighting for its life in the Premier League and integrates players with disabilities played against members of the Amichai Pre-Military Preparatory School at the initiative of the Zionist Council


Exciting: The Hapoel Jerusalem football team, which combines players with disabilities and mental contenders, played against members of the Amichai pre-military preparatory school at the initiative of the Zionist Council.

Adv. Oz Haim, Director General of the Zionist Council: "Today we know how to accept the other and the different than ever, we have wonderful youth"

Although Hapoel Jerusalem is at the bottom of the Premier League and is competing against relegation to the second league, last Friday the team management went out together with the football team that operates the team and includes players with disabilities and mental contestants to the south of the country, where they played on the Meitar local council green field. Military Amichai, the showpiece game attracted many spectators from all over the region, and the opening kick was kicked by MK Nira Shefek (Yesh Atid).

The event was also attended by Sarit Handkenoff, Director General of the Israel Department of the World Zionist Organization.

The students of the joint pre-military preparatory school for secular and religious people who participated in the event said that for them this is another part of the puzzle that prepares them for military service, "This year is very important for us, we learn to know Israeli society "It was a very fun game"

The person behind the game was the Zionist Council in Israel, the council's director general, Adv. Oz Haim, said that he was very happy about the meeting. * " In this event, as in other events, we found determined Israeli youth and their minds that know how to accept the other and contain him, these are wonderful youth and he is our future "*

The management of the Hapoel Jerusalem group said that they are very happy about the opportunity to cooperate with the Ami-Hai Preparatory School, in cooperation with the Zionist Council in Israel.

"This is an opportunity for the players in the project to go out for activities outside the city limits. With all the excitement that accompanies such an 'outdoor game'. An activity that contributes to the formation and sense of belonging and togetherness of all participants. Clalit. An activity that contributes to the reduction of stigmas and exclusion of the underprivileged population. To bring hearts together and to know the "other."

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Source: israelhayom

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